Gluten

See also: gluten, glúten, and glutén

German

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Latin glūten. The usual pronunciation apparently by analogy with chemical terms in -en (“-ene”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡluˈteːn/

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• IPA^(key): /ˈɡluːtən/ (less common, sometimes humorous)

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Noun

Gluten n (strong, genitive Glutens, plural (nonstandard) Gluten)

1. gluten
   • 2010, Der Spiegel‎^[1], number 22/2010, page 126:

     Pasta, Kuchen, Müsli, Brot – wer an Zöliakie leidet, muss viele gängige Lebensmittel meiden: Das Eiweiß Gluten, das bei den Betroffenen zu chronischer Darmentzündung führt, kommt in den meisten Getreidearten vor.

     Pasta, cakes, muesli, bread – someone who suffers from celiac disease has to avoid many common foods: the protein gluten, which leads to chronic intestinal inflammation for the sufferers, occurs in most types of grain.

   • 2020, Leo Heller, Der Gemüseflüsterer von Mainhattan, Gmeiner Verlag:

     Na, die ganzen kurzfaserigen Kohlehydrate aus dem weißen Mehl, damit wird doch der menschliche Körper unglaublich belastet. Denk mal an die ganzen Gluten, die da drin sind. Der reine Krebs.

     Well, all those short-fibred carbohydrates from the white flour, that’s an unbelievable strain on the human body. Think about all those glutens in there. It’s pure cancer.

Usage notes

• The rarer pronunciation with initial stress may be colloquially construed as a plurale tantum. Compare the second quotation.

Declension

Declension of Gluten [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Gluten	die	Gluten1
genitive	eines	des	Glutens	der	Gluten1
dative	einem	dem	Gluten	den	Gluten1
accusative	ein	das	Gluten	die	Gluten1

¹Nonstandard.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡluːtən/

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Noun

Gluten f pl

1. plural of Glut

Further reading

• “Gluten” in Duden online