Rumpfwort
German
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editRumpfwort n (strong, genitive Rumpfwortes or Rumpfworts, plural Rumpfwörter)
- (linguistic morphology) initial and final clipping (e.g. Elisabeth → Lisa)
Declension
editDeclension of Rumpfwort [neuter, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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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.
Further reading
edit- “Rumpfwort” in Duden online