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Pomeranian
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pomeranian
English
Etymology
From en Pomerania an. Through en ine-pro *h₂epó off, distant en pomegranate 1, whose first element is from la pomum, which itself is from en itc-pro *poomos taken off > fruit.
Pronunciation
en /ˌpɒməˈɹeɪniən/ /ˌpɒməˈɹeɪnjən/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Pomeranian.wav Southern England
en eɪniən 5
Adjective
en Pomerania, a <<historic region>> split between the German <<s:pref/Mecklenburg-Vorpommern,Brandenburg>> and the <<voi:also/Pomeranian Voivodeship,West Pomeranian Voivodeship,Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship>> of <<c/Poland>>.
Of or relating to Pomerania.
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
In my 2002 research project I focused on the documentation of the Pomeranian Low German as spoken in the state of Wisconsin.
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:
This was expressed by a Pomeranian Low German speaker born in 1903 in Hamburg, Marathon County:[...]
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:
Runge's version, published by Arnim in 1808, is in Pomeranian (low German) dialect, and [...]
Derived terms
en East Pomeranian Pomeranian Voivodeship West Pomeranian Voivodeship
Translations
of, or relative to Pomerania
Bulgarian: bg померански
Catalan: ca pomerani
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn
Finnish: fi pommerilainen
French: fr poméranien m, fr poméranienne f
Friulian: fur pomeran
German: de pommersch, de pommerisch
Greek: el πομερανικός m, el πομερανική f, el πομερανικό n
Hungarian: hu pomerániai
Irish: ga Pomaerach, ga Pomaránach
Italian: it pomerano
Kashubian: csb pòmòrsczi m
Kazakh: kk поморлық
Ligurian: lij pomeran
Polish: pl pomorski m
Portuguese: pt pomerano
Russian: ru помера́нский
Sorbian:
Upper Sorbian: hsb pomorski
Spanish: es pomerano
Noun
en Pomerania.
A breed of small, fluffy, energetic toy dogs in the canine family of en spitz spitzes.
en Pom Pommy Pome Pomeranian spitz Zwergspitz
Derived terms
en Pomapoo Pomsky pugeranian
Translations
native or inhabitant of Pomerania
Catalan: ca pomerani m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 波美拉尼亞人
Finnish: fi pommerilainen
French: fr Poméranien m, fr Poméranienne f
German: de Pommeraner m, de Pommeranerin f, de Pommer m
Italian: it pomerano m, it pomerana f
Polish: pl Pomorzanin m, pl Pomorzanka f
Portuguese: pt pomerano m
Russian: ru поморя́нин m
Spanish: es pomerano m
Swedish: sv pomrare c
breed of small, fluffy, energetic spitz dogs
Bulgarian: bg шпиц m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 博美犬 Bóměi quǎn
Czech: cs německý špic trpasličí
Esperanto: eo nanoŝpico
Finnish: fi pomeranian, fi pommi
French: fr spitz nain m, fr loulou de Poméranie m
German: de Zwergspitz m
Greek: el πομεράνιαν n
Hungarian: hu törpespicc, hu pomerániai törpespicc
Irish: ga madra pomaerach m
Italian: it volpino m, it pomero
Japanese: ja ポメラニアン pomeranian
Korean: ko 포메라니안
Polish: pl Szpic miniaturowy
Portuguese: pt lulu-da-pomerânia, pt spitz-alemão-anão m formally
Russian: ru Помера́нский шпи́ц
Spanish: es spitz enano m
Swedish: sv dvärgspets c
Vietnamese: vi chó phốc sóc
Proper noun
Pomeranian Low 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:
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.
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:
[...] 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) [...]
2019, Gertjan Postma, A Contrastive Grammar of Brazilian Pomeranian (Linguistik Aktuell / Linguistics Today 248), p. 6:
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.
The Kashubian language.
Translations
Kashubian
Further reading
Pomeranian dog
Pomeranian language
Anagrams
en aaeimnnopr praenomina
en terms suffixed with -ian
en Toy dogs