Interpunktion

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin interpūnctiō (“dividing words by periods”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪntɐpʊŋkˈt͡si̯oːn/
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  • Hyphenation: In‧ter‧punk‧ti‧on

Noun

Interpunktion f (genitive Interpunktion, plural Interpunktionen)

  1. (linguistics) punctuation
    Synonym: Zeichensetzung
    Mit der neuen Rechtschreibreform um die Jahrtausendwende wurde die Interpunktion auch vereinfacht. ― With the new orthography reform around the millennium, the punctuation has been simplified.

Declension

Declension of Interpunktion
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Interpunktion die Interpunktionen
genitive einer der Interpunktion der Interpunktionen
dative einer der Interpunktion den Interpunktionen
accusative eine die Interpunktion die Interpunktionen

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References

  1. ^ “Interpunktion”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎ (in German) (HTML), Wiktionary, 2014 September 3, archived from the original on 20 May 2008

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