Buchstabe

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German buochstabe, from Old High German *buohstabo (“letter, writing”), equivalent to Buch +‎ Stab. From Proto-Germanic *bōkastabô, *bōkastabaz.[1] Compare English bookstaff, bookstave.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbuːxʃtaːbə/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Buchstabe m (genitive Buchstabens or Buchstaben, plural Buchstaben)

  1. letter (of the alphabet)
    • 1931, Gebhard Mehring, Schrift und Schrifttum, Silberburg-Verlag, page 21:
      Das römische Zahlensystem […] besteht aus 7 Buchstaben, die zur Bezeichnung von Zahlenwerten verwendet werden: M D C L X V I
      The Roman numeral system […] consists of 7 letters, which are used for the representation of numerical values: M D C L X V I
    • 1795, Wilhelm Friedrich Hezel, Ausführliche Griechische Sprachlehre nebst Paradigmen der Griechischen Deklinationen und Konjugationen in 35 Tabellen, Weißenfels & Leipzig, p.14
      II. Konsonanten — sind die übrigen siebenzehn Buchstaben des Alphabets. Man theilt sie
      A. in Ansehung der Sprachorganen, die an ihrer Bildung den meisten Antheil haben, in
      1) Lippenbuchstaben (labiales): [...]
      2) Gaumenbuchstaben (palatinas): [...]
      3) Zungenbuchstaben (linguales): [...]
      4) Zahnbuchstaben (dentales): [...]
  2. (law) letter (a division unit of a piece of law marked by letters)

Usage notes

Buchstabe usually has the genitive singular (des) Buchstabens (cf. Name). The weak form (des) Buchstaben does also exist, however.

Declension

Mixed

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Weak

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Hyponyms

Derived terms

See also

  • Brief m (letter delivered by mail)

References

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Buchstabe”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN

Further reading

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