Rumpfwort

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German

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Etymology

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Rumpf +‎ Wort

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʁʊmp͡fˌvɔʁt/
  • Hyphenation: Rumpf‧wort
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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Rumpfwort n (strong, genitive Rumpfwortes or Rumpfworts, plural Rumpfwörter)

  1. (linguistic morphology) initial and final clipping (e.g. Elisabeth → Lisa)

Declension

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Further reading

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