Blackout

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English blackout.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈblɛkˌʔaʊ̯t]
  • IPA(key): [ˌblɛkˈʔaʊ̯t]
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Noun

Blackout m or n (strong, genitive Blackouts or Blackout, plural Blackouts)

  1. blackout

Usage notes

  • The Duden prescribes that unadapted borrowings from English consisting of a verb and a particle be written solid (Blackout) or, alternatively, hyphenated (Black-out). The spaced spelling (Black out) is proscribed.[1]

Declension

References

  1. ^ “Schreibung von Fremdwörtern aus dem Englischen [Spelling of loan words from English]”, in Duden[1] (in German), Cornelsen Verlag GmbH, (Can we date this quote?), archived from the original on 20 January 2023

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