Trümmer

== German == === Etymology === Plural of Trumm (Middle High German drum, Old High German trum, Proto-Germanic *þrum-), which has acquired a separate meaning. The Middle High German plural was drum or drumer, Early New High German trumer, trumeren, trummer, trimmer, trümmern. The new singular Trümmer (either feminine, masculine or neuter) arises in the 18th century (Klopstock). The singular remained in common use until the end of the 19th century. In the 20th century, use as plurale tantum became prevalent, and use as a singular is now dated. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈtʁʏmɐ] === Noun === Trümmer n pl (plural only) or Trümmer (archaic) m or (archaic) f (strong or mixed, genitive Trümmers or Trümmer, plural Trümmer or Trümmern) ruins, debris, wreckage, remains, fragments 1780, Klopstock, Messias 172: 1864, Eichendorff, Sämtliche Werke 3, 295: 1905, Mörike, Gesammelte Schriften 3, 41: ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Trümmerfrau Trümmersprache === Noun === Trümmer nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Trumm === Notes === === Further reading === “Trümmer” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “Trümmer (Bruchstück, Überrest, Plural)” in Duden online “Trümmer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache Trümmer on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de Teipel, "Bemerkungen über Geschlecht, Mehrzahl und Deklination einiger neuhochdeutscher Hauptwörter", Archiv für Philologie und Pädagogik 8 (1842), 211f.