Schwanzwort

German

Etymology

Schwanz +‎ Wort

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvant͡sˌvɔʁt/
  • Hyphenation: Schwanz‧wort
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Noun

Schwanzwort n (genitive Schwanzworts or Schwanzwortes, plural Schwanzwörter)

  1. (linguistic morphology) initial clipping; apheresis

Declension
Declension of Schwanzwort
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Schwanzwort die Schwanzwörter
genitive eines des Schwanzwortes,
Schwanzworts		 der Schwanzwörter
dative einem dem Schwanzwort,
Schwanzworte1		 den Schwanzwörtern
accusative ein das Schwanzwort die Schwanzwörter
1Now uncommon, see notes

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