Vorpommern

== German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfoːʁˌpɔməʁn/, [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌpɔ.mɐn], [ˈfɔɐ̯-] === Etymology 1 === From vor- (“before, ahead of”) +‎ Pommern (“Pomerania”), thus “that part of Pomerania that is closer to the German centre”. ==== Proper noun ==== Vorpommern n (proper noun, genitive Vorpommerns or (optionally with an article) Vorpommern) Western Pomerania (portion of Pomerania to the west of the Oder river, mostly in Germany) Coordinate term: Hinterpommern ===== Usage notes ===== The city of Stettin/Szczecin and the Polish territories to its north and west are geographically part of Vorpommern, but since 1945 the term may also be restricted, in a political sense, to the German part of Pomerania. ===== Derived terms ===== Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Vorpommern-Greifswald Vorpommern-Rügen === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== Vorpommern inflection of Vorpommer: genitive/dative/accusative singular plural