Blackout
See also: blackout, black-out, Black-out, and black out
German
Alternative forms
- Black-out
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)
- 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
Declension of Blackout [masculine // neuter, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der, das | Blackout | die | Blackouts |
genitive | eines | des | Blackouts, Blackout | der | Blackouts |
dative | einem | dem | Blackout | den | Blackouts |
accusative | einen, ein | den, das | Blackout | die | Blackouts |
References
- “Schreibung von Fremdwörtern aus dem Englischen [Spelling of loan words from English]”, in Duden (in German), Cornelsen Verlag GmbH, (please provide a date or year), archived from the original on 2023-01-20
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