Doppelbuchstabe

German

Etymology

From doppel- (double) + Buchstabe (letter).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdɔpl̩ˌbuːxʃtaːbə]
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  • Hyphenation: Dop‧pel‧buch‧sta‧be

Noun

Doppelbuchstabe m (mixed, genitive Doppelbuchstabens or Doppelbuchstaben, plural Doppelbuchstaben)

  1. homogeneous digraph, double letter, doubled letter
  2. heterogeneous digraph
  3. (dated) ligature

Declension

Synonyms

  • (digraph): Digraph
  • (homogeneous digraph): Buchstabenverdoppelung
  • (ligature): Ligatur

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