Beistrich

German

Etymology

bei- (“subordinate; secondary”) +‎ Strich (“stroke,dash”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaɪ̯ˌʃtʀɪç/
• Rhymes: -ɪç

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Noun

Beistrich m (strong, genitive Beistrichs, plural Beistriche)

1. (especially Austria and South Tyrol) comma

   Synonym: Komma

2. (Austria, colloquial, humorous, euphemistic) skid mark (A visible feces stain left on underpants, trousers, or sometimes the toilet bowl)

   Synonym: Bremsspur

Usage notes

• The word Beistrich can only be used to mean "comma" in the sense of "punctuation mark". For the decimal marker, only the word Komma is used.

Declension

Declension of Beistrich [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Beistrich	die	Beistriche
genitive	eines	des	Beistrichs	der	Beistriche
dative	einem	dem	Beistrich	den	Beistrichen
accusative	einen	den	Beistrich	die	Beistriche

Further reading

• “Beistrich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Beistrich” in Duden online