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Pomeranian en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˌpɒməˈɹeɪnjən/
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌpɒməˈɹeɪniən/

Etymology

From Pomerania + -an. Through Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off”), distant doublet of pomegranate, whose first element is from Latin pomum, which itself is from Proto-Italic *poomos (“taken off > fruit”).

Meanings

1. Of, from or relating to Pomerania, a historic region split between the German states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Brandenburg and the Pomeranian Voivodeship, West Pomeranian Voivodeship and Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland.
2. Of or relating to Pomerania.
   • In my 2002 research project I focused on the documentation of the Pomeranian Low German as spoken in the state of Wisconsin. Alexandra Jacob, American Pommersch – Pommern im linguistischen Erbe Wisconsins, in: 2008, Josef Raab, Jan Wirrer (eds.), Die deutsche Präsenz in den USA / The German Presence in the U.S.A., p. 627ff., here p. 627
   • This was expressed by a Pomeranian Low German speaker born in 1903 in Hamburg, Marathon County: … Antje Petty, Immigrant Languages and Education: Wisconsin's German Schools', in: 2013, Thomas Purnell, Eric Raimy, Joseph Salmons (eds.), Wisconsin Talk: Linguistic Diversity in the Badger State, The University of Wisconsin Press, p. 37ff., here p. 49
   • Runge's version, published by Arnim in 1808, is in Pomeranian (low German) dialect, and … Stephen Benson, "The soul music of "The Juniper Tree", in: 2015, Maria Tatar (ed.), The Cambridge Companion to Fairy Tales, Cambridge University Press, p. 166ff., here p. 173

Forms

Deriveds

West Pomeranian Voivodeship · Pomeranian Voivodeship · East Pomeranian

Translations (23)

lij pomeran (of, or relative to Pomerania) · ga Pomaerach (of, or relative to Pomerania) · el πομερανικός (of, or relative to Pomerania) · pl pomorski (of, or relative to Pomerania) · hsb pomorski (of, or relative to Pomerania) · de pommerisch (of, or relative to Pomerania) · it pomerano (of, or relative to Pomerania) · fr poméranien (of, or relative to Pomerania) · bg померански (of, or relative to Pomerania) · de pommersch (of, or relative to Pomerania) · csb pòmòrsczi (of, or relative to Pomerania) · ga Pomaránach (of, or relative to Pomerania) · el πομερανικό (of, or relative to Pomerania) · pt pomerano (of, or relative to Pomerania) · el πομερανική (of, or relative to Pomerania) · ru помера́нский (of, or relative to Pomerania) · es pomerano (of, or relative to Pomerania) · ca pomerani (of, or relative to Pomerania) · hu pomerániai (of, or relative to Pomerania) · fi pommerilainen (of, or relative to Pomerania) · fur pomeran (of, or relative to Pomerania) · fr poméranienne (of, or relative to Pomerania) · kk поморлық (of, or relative to Pomerania)

Pomeranian en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌpɒməˈɹeɪnjən/
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌpɒməˈɹeɪniən/

Etymology

From Pomerania + -an. Through Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off”), distant doublet of pomegranate, whose first element is from Latin pomum, which itself is from Proto-Italic *poomos (“taken off > fruit”).

Meanings

1. A native or inhabitant of Pomerania.
2. A breed of small, fluffy, energetic toy dogs in the canine family of spitzes.

Forms

Deriveds

pugeranian · Pomapoo · Pomsky

Synonyms

Pom · Zwergspitz · Pommy · Pome · Pomeranian spitz

Translations (40)

cmn 波美拉尼亞人 /波美拉尼亚人 (native or inhabitant of Pomerania) · pt spitz-alemão-anão (breed of small, fluffy, energetic spitz dogs) · fr loulou de Poméranie (breed of small, fluffy, energetic spitz dogs) · pt pomerano (native or inhabitant of Pomerania) · fi pommi (breed of small, fluffy, energetic spitz dogs) · ga madra pomaerach (breed of small, fluffy, energetic spitz dogs) · pl Pomorzanin (native or inhabitant of Pomerania) · it pomerano (native or inhabitant of Pomerania) · es spitz enano (breed of small, fluffy, energetic spitz dogs) · fr Poméranienne (native or inhabitant of Pomerania) · bg шпиц (breed of small, fluffy, energetic spitz dogs) · hu pomerániai törpespicc (breed of small, fluffy, energetic spitz dogs) · pl Pomorzanka (native or inhabitant of Pomerania) · fr Poméranien (native or inhabitant of Pomerania) · pl Szpic miniaturowy (breed of small, fluffy, energetic spitz dogs) · it pomerana (native or inhabitant of Pomerania) · cs německý špic trpasličí (breed of small, fluffy, energetic spitz dogs) · it pomero (breed of small, fluffy, energetic spitz dogs) · fi pommerilainen (native or inhabitant of Pomerania) · it volpino (breed of small, fluffy, energetic spitz dogs) · ja ポメラニアン (breed of small, fluffy, energetic spitz dogs) · sv dvärgspets (breed of small, fluffy, energetic spitz dogs) · de Pommer (native or inhabitant of Pomerania) · de Pommeranerin (native or inhabitant of Pomerania) · es pomerano (native or inhabitant of Pomerania) · ca pomerani (native or inhabitant of Pomerania) · fr spitz nain (breed of small, fluffy, energetic spitz dogs) · de Pommeraner (native or inhabitant of Pomerania) · vi chó phốc sóc (breed of small, fluffy, energetic spitz dogs) · fi pomeranian (breed of small, fluffy, energetic spitz dogs) · cmn 博美犬 (breed of small, fluffy, energetic spitz dogs) · ru поморя́нин (native or inhabitant of Pomerania) · sv pomrare (native or inhabitant of Pomerania) · eo nanoŝpico (breed of small, fluffy, energetic spitz dogs) · de Zwergspitz (breed of small, fluffy, energetic spitz dogs) · pt lulu-da-pomerânia (breed of small, fluffy, energetic spitz dogs) · el πομεράνιαν (breed of small, fluffy, energetic spitz dogs) · hu törpespicc (breed of small, fluffy, energetic spitz dogs) · ko 포메라니안 (breed of small, fluffy, energetic spitz dogs) · ru Помера́нский шпи́ц (breed of small, fluffy, energetic spitz dogs)

Pomeranian en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˌpɒməˈɹeɪnjən/
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌpɒməˈɹeɪniən/

Etymology

From Pomerania + -an. Through Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off”), distant doublet of pomegranate, whose first element is from Latin pomum, which itself is from Proto-Italic *poomos (“taken off > fruit”).

Meanings

1. Pomeranian Low German.
   • Among their dialects the Rhine Franconian and Moselle-Franconian varieties prevailed, but other dialects were present as well, such as Upper German Swabian, Low German Westphalian, Pomeranian, and the Mennonite varieties, and even Volga German. P. Rosenberg, Dialect convergence in the German language islands (Sprachinseln), in: 2005, Peter Auer, Frans Hinskens, Paul Kerswill (eds.), Dialect Change: Convergence and Divergence in European Languages, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge University Press, p. 221ff., here p. 228
   • A second important isogloss that separates Pomeranian from the other Low German variants, … These strong morphemes are absent in the North Sea Germanic area, as well as in Pomeranian. 2019, Gertjan Postma, A Contrastive Grammar of Brazilian Pomeranian (Linguistik Aktuell / Linguistics Today 248), p. 6
   • … the language of everyday use is characterized by a wide panorama of local dialectal variation, ranging from Low German dialects in the north (e.g. Low Saxon, Westphalian, Pomeranian), through Central German dialects (e.g. Hessian, Thuringian, Silesian) to the High German dialects of the south (e.g. Bavarian, High Alemannic, Alsatian and Franconian) … 2011, George L. Campbell, Gareth King, The Routledge Concise Compendium of the World's Languages, 2nd ed. (1st ed. 1995), p. 238, inside the section German
2. The Kashubian language.