Rumpfwort

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German

Etymology

Rumpf +‎ Wort

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁʊmp͡fˌvɔʁt/
  • Hyphenation: Rumpf‧wort
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Noun

Rumpfwort n (strong, genitive Rumpfwortes or Rumpfworts, plural Rumpfwörter)

  1. (linguistic morphology) initial and final clipping (e.g. Elisabeth → Lisa)

Declension

Declension of Rumpfwort
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Rumpfwort die Rumpfwörter
genitive eines des Rumpfwortes, Rumpfworts der Rumpfwörter
dative einem dem Rumpfwort, Rumpfworte1 den Rumpfwörtern
accusative ein das Rumpfwort die Rumpfwörter

1Now rare, see notes.

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