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German
Etymology
trennen (“separate”) + Strich (“dash, line”)
Pronunciation
Noun
Trennstrich m (strong, genitive Trennstriches or Trennstrichs, plural Trennstriche)
- hyphen (symbol used to indicate a word has been split)
- Synonyms: Trennungsstrich, Bindestrich, Mittestrich, Divis, Viertelgeviertstrich
- Trennstriche und Gedankenstriche. ― Hyphens and dashes.
- Der Trennstrich trennt nicht nur, er verbindet auch. ― The hyphen is not only used for word division, but can also be used to join words.
Declension
Declension of Trennstrich
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