Volumen

See also: volumen and volúmen

German

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin volūmen (“scroll”). The sense of "capacity" is derived from French volume.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /voˈluːmən/

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Noun

Volumen n (strong, genitive Volumens, plural Volumen or Volumina)

1. volume

   Synonyms: Volum, Rauminhalt

Declension

Declension of Volumen [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Volumen	die	Volumen, Volumina
genitive	eines	des	Volumens	der	Volumen, Volumina
dative	einem	dem	Volumen	den	Volumen, Volumina
accusative	ein	das	Volumen	die	Volumen, Volumina

Derived terms

• Blutvolumen (“blood volume”)

Related terms

• voluminös

Further reading

• “Volumen” in Duden online
• “Volumen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache