nounnot in the study set
das Rumpfwort
/ˈʁʊmp͡fˌvɔʁt/
initial and final clipping
- genitive
- des Rumpfwortes
- plural
- die Rumpfwörter
- built from
- Rumpf + Wort
Meanings
- 1
initial and final clipping — e.g. Elisabeth → Lisa
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dasRumpfwort | dieRumpfwörter |
| accusative | dasRumpfwort | dieRumpfwörter |
| dative | demRumpfwort | denRumpfwörtern |
| genitive | desRumpfwortes | derRumpfwörter |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.