Keim

See also: keim and kéim

German

Keime in einer Tomate

Etymology

From Old High German kīmo, from Proto-Germanic *kīmô, from *kī- (“to split open, germinate, sprout”), whence English chink.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaɪ̯m/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -aɪ̯m
Homophone: keinem (according to a common pronunciation of this word)

Noun

Keim m (genitive Keimes or Keims, plural Keime)

Declension

Declension of Keim

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Keim	die	Keime
genitive	eines	des	Keimes, Keims	der	Keime
dative	einem	dem	Keim, Keime¹	den	Keimen
accusative	einen	den	Keim	die	Keime

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Related terms

Keimdrüse
Weizenkeim
Sojakeim
verkeimen
vorkeimen
im Keim ersticken

Further reading

Keim in Duden online

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