Easteregg
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German[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Easter Egg (proscribed but more common)
- Easter-Egg
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English Easter egg.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Easteregg n (strong, genitive Eastereggs, plural Eastereggs)
Usage notes[edit]
- The Duden prescribes that unadapted borrowings from English consisting of two nouns be written solid (Easteregg) or, if it improves legibility, hyphenated (Easter-Egg). The spaced spelling (Easter Egg) is proscribed.[1]
Declension[edit]
Declension of Easteregg [neuter, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Easteregg | die | Eastereggs |
| genitive | eines | des | Eastereggs | der | Eastereggs |
| dative | einem | dem | Easteregg | den | Eastereggs |
| accusative | ein | das | Easteregg | die | Eastereggs |
References[edit]
- ^ “Schreibung von Fremdwörtern aus dem Englischen [Spelling of loan words from English]”, in Duden[1] (in German), Cornelsen Verlag GmbH, (Can we date this quote?), archived from the original on 2023-01-20
Further reading[edit]
Easter Egg on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de- “Easteregg” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
