geraum
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German gerūm, gerūme, from Old High German girūmi, from Proto-West Germanic *garūmī. By surface analysis, ge- + Raum.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]geraum (strong nominative masculine singular geraumer, comparative geraumer or geräumer, superlative am geraumsten or am geräumsten)
- containing much space, considerable (large in amount)
- lasting some time
Usage notes
[edit]- The word is often used with a substantive denoting time such as Zeit or Weile, and geraume Zeit can be translated as quite some time or some time.
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of geraum
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist geraum | sie ist geraum | es ist geraum | sie sind geraum | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | geraumer | geraume | geraumes | geraume |
genitive | geraumen | geraumer | geraumen | geraumer | |
dative | geraumem | geraumer | geraumem | geraumen | |
accusative | geraumen | geraume | geraumes | geraume | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der geraume | die geraume | das geraume | die geraumen |
genitive | des geraumen | der geraumen | des geraumen | der geraumen | |
dative | dem geraumen | der geraumen | dem geraumen | den geraumen | |
accusative | den geraumen | die geraume | das geraume | die geraumen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein geraumer | eine geraume | ein geraumes | (keine) geraumen |
genitive | eines geraumen | einer geraumen | eines geraumen | (keiner) geraumen | |
dative | einem geraumen | einer geraumen | einem geraumen | (keinen) geraumen | |
accusative | einen geraumen | eine geraume | ein geraumes | (keine) geraumen |
Comparative forms of geraum
Superlative forms of geraum
Further reading
[edit]- “geraum” in Duden online
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- German terms inherited from Old High German
- German terms derived from Old High German
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