Nickname

See also: nickname

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English nickname; in pronunciation and inflection sometimes influenced by German Name.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnɪkneːm/, /ˈnɪknaːmə/
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Noun

Nickname m (strong or weak, genitive Nickname or Nicknames or Nicknamens, plural Nicknames or Nicknamen)

  1. (computing) nickname in the sense of screenname, handle

Usage notes
  • The declension can follow a typical strong declension for a borrowed English word (genitive Nickname or Nicknames, plural Nicknames) or can follow the same irregular weak declension as Name.

Declension
Declension of Nickname [masculine, strong // weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Nickname die Nicknames, Nicknamen
genitive eines des Nickname, Nicknames, Nicknamens der Nicknames, Nicknamen
dative einem dem Nickname, Nicknamen den Nicknames, Nicknamen
accusative einen den Nickname, Nicknamen die Nicknames, Nicknamen

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