German

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Etymology

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Schwanz +‎ Wort

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvant͡sˌvɔʁt/
  • Hyphenation: Schwanz‧wort
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Noun

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Schwanzwort n (strong, genitive Schwanzwortes or Schwanzworts, plural Schwanzwörter)

  1. (linguistic morphology) initial clipping; apheresis

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