Easteregg
German
Alternative forms
- Easter Egg (proscribed but more common)
- Easter-Egg
Etymology
Borrowed from English Easter egg.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈiːstɐˌʔɛk]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Eas‧ter‧egg
Usage notes
- The Duden prescribes that unadapted borrowings from English consisting of two nouns be written solid (Easteregg) or, if it improves legibility, hyphenated (Easter-Egg). The spaced spelling (Easter Egg) is proscribed.[1]
Declension
Declension of Easteregg [neuter, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Easteregg | die | Eastereggs |
| genitive | eines | des | Eastereggs | der | Eastereggs |
| dative | einem | dem | Easteregg | den | Eastereggs |
| accusative | ein | das | Easteregg | die | Eastereggs |
References
- “Schreibung von Fremdwörtern aus dem Englischen [Spelling of loan words from English]”, in Duden (in German), Cornelsen Verlag GmbH, (Can we date this quote?), archived from the original on 2023-01-20
Further reading
- Easter Egg on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Easteregg” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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