Deppenapostroph

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛpənʔapoˌstʁoːf/
  • (file)
  • 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

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