Kompositum

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin compositum.

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Noun

Kompositum n (strong, genitive Kompositums, plural Komposita or Kompositen)

  1. (linguistics) compound, compound word
  2. (software, design) The composite pattern

Declension

Declension of Kompositum
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Kompositum die Komposita, Kompositen
genitive eines des Kompositums der Komposita, Kompositen
dative einem dem Kompositum den Komposita, Kompositen
accusative ein das Kompositum die Komposita, Kompositen

Note: In older literature Kompositum is also declined like Latin compositum.

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