Kopfwort

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German

Etymology

Kopf +‎ Wort

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔp͡fˌvɔʁt/
  • Hyphenation: Kopf‧wort
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Noun

Kopfwort n (strong, genitive Kopfwortes or Kopfworts, plural Kopfwörter)

  1. (linguistic morphology) final clipping; apocope

Declension

Declension of Kopfwort
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Kopfwort die Kopfwörter
genitive eines des Kopfwortes, Kopfworts der Kopfwörter
dative einem dem Kopfwort, Kopfworte1 den Kopfwörtern
accusative ein das Kopfwort die Kopfwörter

1Now rare, see notes.

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