Knotenschrift
German
Etymology
Knoten (“knot”) + Schrift (“script, font”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈknoːtn̩ˌʃʁɪft/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Kno‧ten‧schrift
Noun
Knotenschrift f (genitive Knotenschrift, plural Knotenschriften)
- quipu (a recording device used by the Incas)
Declension
Declension of Knotenschrift [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Knotenschrift | die | Knotenschriften |
| genitive | einer | der | Knotenschrift | der | Knotenschriften |
| dative | einer | der | Knotenschrift | den | Knotenschriften |
| accusative | eine | die | Knotenschrift | die | Knotenschriften |
Related terms
Further reading
- “Knotenschrift” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Knotenschrift” in Duden online