Adverb

See also: adverb

German

Alternative forms

• Adverbium (archaic)

Etymology

From Latin adverbium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈat.vɛʁp/, /atˈvɛʁp/

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Noun

Adverb n (strong or mixed, genitive Adverbes or Adverbs, plural Adverbien or Adverben or Adverbe)

1. (grammar) adverb

   Synonyms: Umstandswort, Nebenwort, Zuwort; Adverbium

Usage notes

• The standard plural is Adverbien; the alternative forms have always been uncommon. For those speakers who stress the singular on the first syllable, the plural generally has a stress shift to the second syllable.
• Grammarians often distinguish between Adverb and Adverbial, reserving the former to designate the lexical category of adverbs while using the latter to describe syntactic relationships resembling that of an adverb (i.e. describing how a word acts within a concrete sentence irrespective of its lexical category).

Declension

Declension of Adverb [neuter, strong // mixed]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Adverb	die	Adverbien, Adverben, Adverbe
genitive	eines	des	Adverbes, Adverbs	der	Adverbien, Adverben, Adverbe
dative	einem	dem	Adverb, Adverbe1	den	Adverbien, Adverben
accusative	ein	das	Adverb	die	Adverbien, Adverben, Adverbe

¹Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

• Affirmationsadverb, Durativadverb, Finaladverb, Frequenzadverb (Frequentativadverb, Häufigkeitsadverb), Gradadverb, Instrumentaladverb, Intensitätsadverb, Interrogativadverb (Frageadverb), Kausaladverb, Kommentaradverb (Modalitätsadverb, Satzadverb, Urteilsadverb), Konditionaladverb, Konsekutivadverb, Konzessivadverb, Modaladverb, Negationsadverb (Verneinungsadverb), Quantitätsadverb, Situierungsadverb, Temporaladverb (Zeitadverb)
• Lokaladverb (Ortsadverb)
  • Direktionaladverb (Richtungsadverb), Herkunftsadverb
• Komparationsadverb, Komparativadverb, Superlativadverb
• Konjunktionaladverb, Pro-Adverb (Präpositionaladverb, Pronominaladverb), Relativadverb

Further reading

• “Adverb” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Adverb” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Adverb” in Duden online
• Adverb on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• adverb (Veldeke spelling)
• Attvärrep (Eupen, alternative spelling)

Etymology

From Latin adverbium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈat.vɛ.ʁəp/

Noun

Adverb m (plural Adverbe) (German-based spelling)

1. (grammar) adverb

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɑtvæχp], [ɑtˈvæχp]

Noun

Adverb n (plural Adverben)

1. (grammar) adverb