Adverb

Adverb

See also: adverb

German

Alternative forms

• Adverbium (archaic)

Etymology

From Latin adverbium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈat.vɛʁp/, /atˈvɛʁp/

• audio

  (file)

Noun

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

1. (grammar) adverb

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.

Declension

Declension of Adverb

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

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Synonyms

• Umstandswort, Nebenwort, Zuwort
• Adverbium

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 Duden online

---

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈatvæʀp/, [ˈɑdvæʀp]

Noun

Adverb n (plural Adverben)

1. (grammar) adverb