Mittelpunkt

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German

 Mittelpunkt on German Wikipedia

Etymology

From mittel- +‎ Punkt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪtl̩ˌpʊŋkt/, /ˈmɪtəlˌpʊŋkt/
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  • Hyphenation: Mit‧tel‧punkt

Noun

Mittelpunkt m (strong, genitive Mittelpunktes or Mittelpunkts, plural Mittelpunkte)

  1. centre
    • 1931, Gebhard Mehring, Schrift und Schrifttum, Silberburg-Verlag, page 13:
      Der Zerfall des Römerreiches raubte der Stadt Rom die alte Stellung als Mittelpunkt alles Geschehens.
      The decay of the Roman empire robbed the city of Rome of the old position as the center of all that was happening.
  2. (figurative) centre of attention
  3. (typography) interpunct
    Synonyms: Mittepunkt, Halbhochpunkt, Hochpunkt

Declension

Declension of Mittelpunkt
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Mittelpunkt die Mittelpunkte
genitive eines des Mittelpunktes, Mittelpunkts der Mittelpunkte
dative einem dem Mittelpunkt, Mittelpunkte1 den Mittelpunkten
accusative einen den Mittelpunkt die Mittelpunkte

1Now rare, see notes.

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