Pokémon

== English == === Alternative forms === Pokemon (informal) === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese ポケモン (Pokemon), a clipped compound of ポケットモンスター (Poketto Monsutā), itself from English pocket monster. The acute accent was added to signify the pronunciation. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpəʊkəmɒn/ (US) IPA(key): (commonly) /ˈpoʊ.kə.mɑn/, (sometimes proscribed) /ˈpoʊkiˌmɑn/, (officially) /ˈpoʊ.keɪˌmɑn/ (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈpəʉkəmɔn/, /ˈpɐʉkəmɒn/ (Hong Kong) IPA(key): /ˈpʰoʊkʰimɔn/ (Canada) IPA(key): [ˈpʰoʊ̯kɪmɒn], [-kə-] (Philippines) IPA(key): /poˈkemon/ (South Asia) IPA(key): /ˈpoːkɪmɔn/, [-kə-] (General South African) IPA(key): /ˈpœʊkɨmɒn/ (Puerto Rico) IPA(key): /ˈpokemon/ Hyphenation: Po‧ké‧mon === Proper noun === Pokémon A Japanese media franchise featuring fictional creatures that are captured by humans and trained to battle each other. ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Pokémon (plural Pokémon or (nonstandard) Pokémons) A pocket monster; a fictional creature from the universe of the Pokémon franchise. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese ポケモン (Pokemon), a contraction of ポケットモンスター (Poketto Monsutā), itself from English pocket monster. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpoːkemɔn/, /ˈpɔkemɔn/, [ˈpoː.ke.mɔn], [ˈpɔ-], [-kə-] === Proper noun === Pokémon n (proper noun, strong, genitive Pokémons or (with an article) Pokémon) Pokémon (franchise) === Noun === Pokémon n (strong, genitive Pokémons or Pokémon, plural Pokémons or Pokémon) Pokémon (fictional creature) ==== Declension ====