snabel-a

See also: snabela

Danish

Alternative forms

• snabela

Noun

snabel-a n (singular definite snabel-a'et, plural indefinite snabel-a'er)

1. at sign (@)
   • 2011, Palle Bruselius, Internet og e-mail for seniorer, 2. udg., Libris Media A/S, →ISBN, page 60:

     Snabel-a'et er en ligatur, det vil sige en grafisk sammentrækning af bogstaverne a og t, fuldstændig som &-tegnet, der er en sammentrækning af e og t. Snabel-a'ets praktiske betydning er det engelske 'at', som betyder hos.

     The at sign is a ligature, that is, a graphical contraction of the letters a and t, just as the &-sign, which is a contraction of e and t. The practical significance of the at sign is the English 'at', which means by.

   • 2004, Benn Q. Holm, Frederik Wenzels rejse, Art People, →ISBN:

     Jeg skriver min mailadresse, snabel-a'et ligner jeg ved ikke hvad, giver papiret videre til forfatteren.

     I write my email address, the at sign looks like a mess, I pass on the paper to the writer.

Declension

Declension of snabel-a

neuter gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	snabel-a	snabel-a'et	snabel-a'er	snabel-a'erne
genitive	snabel-a's	snabel-a'ets	snabel-a'ers	snabel-a'ernes

Swedish

ett snabel-a

Etymology

snabel (“trunk (of an elephant)”) +‎ a

Noun

snabel-a n

1. at sign (@)

Declension

Declension of snabel-a

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	snabel-a	snabel-a:s
	definite	snabel-a:et	snabel-a:ets
plural	indefinite	snabel-a:n, snabel-a	snabel-a:ns, snabel-a:s
	definite	snabel-a:na	snabel-a:nas

References

• “snabel-a”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “snabel-a”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)