Schaumgummi

German

Etymology

Schaum (“foam”) +‎ Gummi (“gum”)

Noun

Schaumgummi (northern and eastern Germany) n (strong, genitive Schaumgummis, plural Schaumgummis) or
Schaumgummi (southern and eastern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) m (strong, genitive Schaumgummis, plural Schaumgummi)

foam rubber
piece of foam rubber

Usage notes

The neuter gender predominates in northwest and middle-west Germany, while the masculine gender predominates in the southern language area. Elsewhere, the neuter gender is normally used for the material, and the masculine gender for the object.

Declension

Declension of Schaumgummi [neuter (northern and eastern Germany), strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Schaumgummi	die	Schaumgummis
genitive	eines	des	Schaumgummis	der	Schaumgummis
dative	einem	dem	Schaumgummi	den	Schaumgummis
accusative	ein	das	Schaumgummi	die	Schaumgummis

Declension of Schaumgummi [masculine (southern and eastern Germany, Austria, Switzerland), strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schaumgummi	die	Schaumgummi
genitive	eines	des	Schaumgummis	der	Schaumgummi
dative	einem	dem	Schaumgummi	den	Schaumgummi
accusative	einen	den	Schaumgummi	die	Schaumgummi