Interpunktion

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin interpūnctiō (dividing words by periods).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪntɐpʊŋkˈt͡si̯oːn/
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  • Hyphenation: In‧ter‧punk‧ti‧on

Noun

Interpunktion f (genitive Interpunktion, plural Interpunktionen)

  1. (linguistics) punctuation
    Synonym: Zeichensetzung
    Mit der neuen Rechtschreibreform um die Jahrtausendwende wurde die Interpunktion auch vereinfacht.With the new orthography reform around the millennium, the punctuation has been simplified.

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References

  1. “Interpunktion”, in (please provide the title of the work) (HTML, in German), Wiktionary, 2014-09-03, archived from the original on 2008-05-20

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