pomeranian

/ˌpɒməˈɹeɪniən/

Etymology

From Pomerania + -an. Through Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off”), distant doublet of pomegranate, whose first element is from Latin pomum, which itself is from Proto-Italic *poomos (“taken off > fruit”).

adj

  1. Of, from or relating to Pomerania, a historic region split between the German states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Brandenburg and the Pomeranian Voivodeship, West Pomeranian Voivodeship and Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland.
  2. Of or relating to Pomerania.“In my 2002 research project I focused on the documentation of the Pomeranian Low German as spoken in the state of Wisconsin.”

name

  1. Pomeranian Low German.“Among their dialects the Rhine Franconian and Moselle-Franconian varieties prevailed, but other dialects were present as well, such as Upper German Swabian, Low German Westphalian, Pomeranian, and the Mennonite varieties, and even Volga German.”
  2. The Kashubian language.

noun

  1. A native or inhabitant of Pomerania.
  2. A breed of small, fluffy, energetic toy dogs in the canine family of spitzes.