Trennstrich

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

trennen (separate) +‎ Strich (dash, line)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʁɛnʃtʁɪç/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

Trennstrich m (strong, genitive Trennstriches or Trennstrichs, plural Trennstriche)

  1. hyphen (symbol used to indicate a word has been split)
    Synonyms: Trennungsstrich, Bindestrich, Mittestrich, Divis, Viertelgeviertstrich
    Trennstriche und Gedankenstriche.Hyphens and dashes.
    Der Trennstrich trennt nicht nur, er verbindet auch.The hyphen is not only used for word division, but can also be used to join words.

Declension[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]