Beistrich
German edit
Etymology edit
bei- (“subordinate; secondary”) + Strich (“stroke,dash”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Beistrich m (strong, genitive Beistrichs, plural Beistriche)
- (especially Austria and South Tyrol) comma
- Synonym: Komma
- (Austria, colloquial, humorous, euphemistic) skid mark (A visible feces stain left on underpants, trousers, or sometimes the toilet bowl)
- Synonym: Bremsspur
Usage notes edit
- The word Beistrich can only be used to mean "comma" in the sense of "punctuation mark". For the decimal marker, only the word Komma is used.
Declension edit
Declension of Beistrich [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Beistrich | die | Beistriche |
| genitive | eines | des | Beistrichs | der | Beistriche |
| dative | einem | dem | Beistrich | den | Beistrichen |
| accusative | einen | den | Beistrich | die | Beistriche |