"Glimmer" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡlɪmɐ/ Audio: De-Glimmer.ogg
Rhymes: -ɪmɐ Etymology: From glimmen + -er. Etymology templates: {{af|de|glimmen|-er}} glimmen + -er Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Glimmer m (strong, genitive Glimmers, plural Glimmer) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Glimmers [genitive], Glimmer [plural], strong [table-tags], Glimmer [nominative, singular], Glimmer [definite, nominative, plural], Glimmers [genitive, singular], Glimmer [definite, genitive, plural], Glimmer [dative, singular], Glimmern [dative, definite, plural], Glimmer [accusative, singular], Glimmer [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (mineralogy) mica Tags: masculine, strong

Inflected forms

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      },
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      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From glimmen + -er.",
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Glimmer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Glimmer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Glimmer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Glimmer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Glimmern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Glimmer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Glimmer",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "Glim",
        "mer"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German terms suffixed with -er",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Minerals",
          "orig": "de:Minerals",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
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            [
              4,
              8
            ]
          ],
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            [
              4,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The mica, as is known, is used towards making Christmas tree ornaments and is also used as raw material in the brocade industry.",
          "ref": "1953 July 16, “250 Tonnen Glimmer jährlich aus Kärnten [250 tons of mica yearly from Carinthia]”, in Rieder Volkszeitung, year 63, number 29, Ried im Innkreis, page 19:",
          "text": "Der Glimmmer dient bekanntlich zur Erzeugung von Christbaumschmuck und wird auch als Rohstoff in der Brokatindustrie verwendet.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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        ],
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          "mica"
        ]
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      ],
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        "strong"
      ],
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        "chemistry",
        "geography",
        "geology",
        "mineralogy",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈɡlɪmɐ/"
    },
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    },
    {
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    }
  ],
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      },
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  ],
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    },
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
    {
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Glimmer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Glimmern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Glimmer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Glimmer",
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      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "Glimmer m (strong, genitive Glimmers, plural Glimmer)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "Glim",
        "mer"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German lemmas",
        "German masculine nouns",
        "German nouns",
        "German terms suffixed with -er",
        "German terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:German/ɪmɐ",
        "Rhymes:German/ɪmɐ/2 syllables",
        "de:Minerals"
      ],
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              4,
              8
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          ],
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            [
              4,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The mica, as is known, is used towards making Christmas tree ornaments and is also used as raw material in the brocade industry.",
          "ref": "1953 July 16, “250 Tonnen Glimmer jährlich aus Kärnten [250 tons of mica yearly from Carinthia]”, in Rieder Volkszeitung, year 63, number 29, Ried im Innkreis, page 19:",
          "text": "Der Glimmmer dient bekanntlich zur Erzeugung von Christbaumschmuck und wird auch als Rohstoff in der Brokatindustrie verwendet.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mica"
      ],
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        [
          "mineralogy",
          "mineralogy"
        ],
        [
          "mica",
          "mica"
        ]
      ],
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ],
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        "chemistry",
        "geography",
        "geology",
        "mineralogy",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈɡlɪmɐ/"
    },
    {
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a6/De-Glimmer.ogg/De-Glimmer.ogg.mp3",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪmɐ"
    }
  ],
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}

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