Tintenklecks

German

Etymology

From Tinte (“ink”) +‎ -n- +‎ Klecks (“blot, stain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɪntn̩ˌklɛks/, /ˈtɪntənˌklɛks/

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• Hyphenation: Tin‧ten‧klecks

Noun

Tintenklecks m (strong, genitive Tintenkleckses, plural Tintenkleckse)

1. blot

Declension

Declension of Tintenklecks [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Tintenklecks	die	Tintenkleckse
genitive	eines	des	Tintenkleckses	der	Tintenkleckse
dative	einem	dem	Tintenklecks, Tintenkleckse1	den	Tintenklecksen
accusative	einen	den	Tintenklecks	die	Tintenkleckse

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Tintenklecks” in Duden online