German edit

Etymology edit

Depp (fool) +‎ Apostroph (apostrophe)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛpənʔapoˌstʁoːf/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Dep‧pen‧apo‧stroph

Noun edit

Examples
  • mehr für's Geld (i.e. mehr fürs Geld) (more for the money)
  • CD's und DVD's (i.e. CDs und DVDs) (CDs and DVDs)
  • Mario's Pizzeria (i.e. Marios Pizzeria) (Mario's pizzeria)

Deppenapostroph m or (nonstandard but common informally) n (strong, genitive Deppenapostrophs, plural Deppenapostrophe)

  1. (colloquial) greengrocer's apostrophe
    Coordinate term: Deppenleerzeichen

Declension edit