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)
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
Declension of Blackout [masculine // neuter, strong]
References
- ^ “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
Further reading
- Blackout on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Blackout” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Blackout” in Duden online
- “Blackout” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon