Ortstafel

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German

Ortstafel in Germany
Ortstafel in Austria
Ortstafel in Switzerland

Etymology

Ort +‎ -s- +‎ Tafel

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔʁt͡sˌtaːfl̩/
  • Hyphenation: Orts‧ta‧fel
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Noun

Ortstafel f (genitive Ortstafel, plural Ortstafeln)

  1. place-name sign, town sign, city limit sign
    Synonym: Ortsschild
    Hypernyms: Verkehrszeichen, Hinweistafel
    Hyponyms: Ortseingangstafel, Ortsausgangstafel

Declension

Further reading

  • Ortstafel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Ortstafel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Ortstafel” in Duden online