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German
Etymology
Depp (“fool”) + Apostroph (“apostrophe”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɛpənʔapoˌstʁoːf/
- Hyphenation: Dep‧pen‧apo‧stroph
Noun
Examples
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- mehr für's Geld (i.e. mehr fürs Geld) (“more for the money”)
- CD's und DVD's (i.e. CDs und DVDs) (“CDs and DVDs”)
- Mario's Pizzeria (i.e. Marios Pizzeria) (“Mario's pizzeria”)
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Deppenapostroph m or (nonstandard but common informally) n (strong, genitive Deppenapostrophs, plural Deppenapostrophe)
- (colloquial) greengrocer's apostrophe
- Coordinate term: Deppenleerzeichen
Declension
Declension of Deppenapostroph