Stichwort
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Stich (“sting, prick, stitch, stab”) + wort (“-word”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Stichwort n (strong, genitive Stichwortes or Stichworts, plural Stichwörter or Stichworte)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Stichwort [neuter, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das | Stichwort | die | Stichwörter, Stichworte |
genitive | eines | des | Stichwortes, Stichworts | der | Stichwörter, Stichworte |
dative | einem | dem | Stichwort, Stichworte1 | den | Stichwörtern, Stichworten |
accusative | ein | das | Stichwort | die | Stichwörter, Stichworte |
1Now rare, see notes.
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Danish: stikord
- → Dutch: steekwoord (calque)