Apostroph
German
editEtymology
editFrom earlier Apostrophus m, from Latin apostrophus f.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /apoˈstʁoːf/ (official standard)
- IPA(key): /apoˈstʁɔf/ (at least equally common)
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Apo‧stroph, Apos‧troph, Apost‧roph
Noun
editApostroph m or (nonstandard but common informally) n (strong, genitive Apostrophs or (rare) Apostrophes, plural Apostrophe)
- (typography) apostrophe
- Synonym: Auslassungszeichen
- (typography) inverted comma
Usage notes
editOnly the masculine gender is (official) standard, but the neuter gender is also used (especially informally).
Declension
editDeclension of Apostroph [masculine // neuter (nonstandard but common informally), strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der, das | Apostroph | die | Apostrophe |
genitive | eines | des | Apostrophs, Apostrophes1 | der | Apostrophe |
dative | einem | dem | Apostroph, Apostrophe1,2 | den | Apostrophen |
accusative | einen, ein | den, das | Apostroph | die | Apostrophe |
1Rare.
2Now rare, see notes.
Derived terms
edit- Apostrophitis
- Deppenapostroph (“greengrocer’s apostrophe”)
- Idiotenapostroph
Further reading
editLuxembourgish
editPronunciation
editNoun
editApostroph m (plural Apostrophen)
Categories:
- German terms borrowed from Latin
- German terms derived from Latin
- German 3-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio pronunciation
- German lemmas
- German nouns
- German masculine nouns
- German neuter nouns
- German nouns with multiple genders
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- Luxembourgish 3-syllable words
- Luxembourgish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Luxembourgish lemmas
- Luxembourgish nouns
- Luxembourgish masculine nouns
- lb:Punctuation marks