Beistrich
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German
Etymology
bei- (“subordinate; secondary”) + Strich (“stroke,dash”)
Pronunciation
Noun
Beistrich m (strong, genitive Beistrichs, plural Beistriche)
- (especially Austria and South Tyrol) comma
- Synonym: Komma
- (Austria, colloquial, humorous, euphemistic) skid mark (A visible feces stain left on underpants, trousers, or sometimes the toilet bowl)
- Synonym: Bremsspur
Usage notes
- The word Beistrich can only be used to mean "comma" in the sense of "punctuation mark". For the decimal marker, only the word Komma is used.
Declension
Declension of Beistrich
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Beistrich | die | Beistriche |
| genitive | eines | des | Beistrichs | der | Beistriche |
| dative | einem | dem | Beistrich | den | Beistrichen |
| accusative | einen | den | Beistrich | die | Beistriche |