Pommes

See also: pommes and pommés

German

Etymology

Clipping of Pommes frites with a spelling pronunciation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔməs/

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Noun

Pommes f (genitive Pommes, plural Pommes)

1. (in the plural) fries, French fries, chips (UK)

   Ich esse gern Pommes. ― I like fries.

2. (in the singular, colloquial) a single fry, a single chip (UK)

   Mir ist ’ne Pommes runtergefallen. ― I’ve dropped a fry.

3. (in the singular, colloquial) a portion of fries

   Bringst du mir eine Pommes mit?

   Can you get me some fries?

Declension

Declension of Pommes [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Pommes	die	Pommes
genitive	einer	der	Pommes	der	Pommes
dative	einer	der	Pommes	den	Pommes
accusative	eine	die	Pommes	die	Pommes

Synonyms

• Pommes frites pl
• (fries/chips): Fritten pl
• (single fry/chip): Fritte f
• (a portion of fries): eine Portion Pommes

Derived terms

• Pommesbude

Further reading

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