Deppenapostroph

German

Etymology

Depp (“fool”) +‎ Apostroph (“apostrophe”)

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

Noun
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
Declension of Deppenapostroph [masculine // neuter (nonstandard but common informally), strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der, das Deppenapostroph die Deppenapostrophe
genitive eines des Deppenapostrophs der Deppenapostrophe
dative einem dem Deppenapostroph den Deppenapostrophen
accusative einen, ein den, das Deppenapostroph die Deppenapostrophe
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