Rumpfwort

German

Etymology

Rumpf +‎ Wort

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʁʊmp͡fˌvɔʁt/
Hyphenation: Rumpf‧wort
Audio (file)

Noun

Rumpfwort n (genitive Rumpfworts or Rumpfwortes, plural Rumpfwörter)

(linguistic morphology) initial and final clipping (e.g. Elisabeth → Lisa)

Declension

Declension of Rumpfwort

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Rumpfwort	die	Rumpfwörter
genitive	eines	des	Rumpfwortes, Rumpfworts	der	Rumpfwörter
dative	einem	dem	Rumpfwort, Rumpfworte¹	den	Rumpfwörtern
accusative	ein	das	Rumpfwort	die	Rumpfwörter

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Further reading

Rumpfwort in Duden online

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