Top Ten

See also: top ten

German

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English top ten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔp ˈtɛn/

• Audio:

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Noun

Top Ten pl (plural only)

1. top ten

Usage notes

• The Duden prescribes that unadapted borrowings from English consisting of an adjective and a noun (that carries the stress) be written spaced (Top Ten). The hyphenated (Top-Ten) and solid (Topten) spellings are proscribed.

Declension

Declension of Top Ten [pl-only]

	plural
	def.	noun
nominative	die	Top Ten
genitive	der	Top Ten
dative	den	Top Ten
accusative	die	Top Ten

Further reading

• Top Ten on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Top Ten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Top Ten” in Duden online
• “Top Ten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon