Thumbnail

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German

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English thumbnail.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθamnɛɪ̯l/ (Duden standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈθampnɛɪ̯l/ (proscribed but common)
  • IPA(key): /ˈsamnɛɪ̯l/, /ˈsampnɛɪ̯l/, /ˈsamneːl/, /ˈsampneːl/ (further Germanised pronunciations)

Noun

Thumbnail n or m (strong, genitive Thumbnails, plural Thumbnails)

  1. (computing) thumbnail (image)

Declension

Further reading

  • Thumbnail” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Thumbnail” in Duden online