Bindestrich

German

Etymology

binden (“bind, link”) +‎ Strich (“dash”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɪndəʃtʁɪç/
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Noun

Bindestrich m (strong, genitive Bindestriches or Bindestrichs, plural Bindestriche)

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

Declension

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