Black-out
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German
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Noun
Black-out m or n (strong, genitive Black-outs or Black-out, plural Black-outs)
- Alternative spelling of Blackout
Usage notes
- The Duden prescribes that unadapted borrowings from English consisting of a verb and a particle be written solid (Blackout) or, alternatively, hyphenated (Black-out). The spaced spelling (Black out) is proscribed.
Declension
Declension of Black-out
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der, das | Black-out | die | Black-outs |
| genitive | eines | des | Black-outs, Black-out | der | Black-outs |
| dative | einem | dem | Black-out | den | Black-outs |
| accusative | einen, ein | den, das | Black-out | die | Black-outs |
References
- ^ “Schreibung von Fremdwörtern aus dem Englischen [Spelling of loan words from English]”, in Duden (in German), Cornelsen Verlag GmbH, (Can we date this quote?), archived from the original on 2023-01-20
Further reading
Black-out on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de- “Black-out” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Black-out” in Duden online
- “Black-out” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
