Passwort
German
Alternative forms
- Paßwort (pre-1996 orthography)
Etymology
From Pass + Wort. In use since Early Modern German meaning a watchword, for which more commonly Parole or Losung. The contemporary use chiefly after English password.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpasˌvɔrt/, [ˈpasˌvɔʁt], [-ˌvɔɐ̯t], [-ˌvɔːt], [-ˌʋ-]
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Noun
Passwort n (strong, genitive Passwortes or Passworts, plural Passwörter)
Declension
Declension of Passwort [neuter, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Passwort | die | Passwörter |
| genitive | eines | des | Passwortes, Passworts | der | Passwörter |
| dative | einem | dem | Passwort, Passworte1 | den | Passwörtern |
| accusative | ein | das | Passwort | die | Passwörter |
1Now rare, see notes.
Synonyms
- Code
- Codewort
- Geheimwort
- Kennwort
- Losung
- Losungswort
- Parole
- Schlüsselwort
- Zugangscode
Derived terms
- Benutzerpasswort
- Boot-Passwort
- Einmalpasswort, Einmal-Passwort
- Passwortabfrage
- passwortgeschützt
- Passwortschutz
- Passwortsicherheit
- Passwortstärke
- Passwortwiederherstellung
- Zugangspasswort