Comeback
German
editAlternative forms
edit- Come-back (equally official, but not recommended by Duden)
Etymology
editUnadapted borrowing from English comeback.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editComeback n (strong, genitive Comebacks, plural Comebacks)
- comeback (return to success or popularity)
- 2010, Der Spiegel[1], number 47/2010, page 150:
- Die Rückkehr von Take That ist eines der großen Popwunder der letzten Jahre – nichts ist unwahrscheinlicher als das Comeback einer Teenie-Gruppe.
- The return of Take That is one of the great pop-music miracles of the last years – nothing is more unlikely than the comeback of a teen group.
- (rare) comeback; retort (witty reply)
- Synonyms: schlagfertige Antwort, Erwiderung, Retourkutsche
Declension
editDeclension of Comeback [neuter, strong]
Further reading
edit- Comeback on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Comeback” in Duden online
- “Comeback” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache