Grundwort

German

Etymology

From Grund +‎ Wort.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡʁʊntvɔʁt/
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Noun

Grundwort n (genitive Grundwortes or Grundworts, plural Grundwörter)

(linguistics) primary word (usually the last element in a German compound word)

Declension

Declension of Grundwort

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Grundwort	die	Grundwörter
genitive	eines	des	Grundwortes, Grundworts	der	Grundwörter
dative	einem	dem	Grundwort, Grundworte¹	den	Grundwörtern
accusative	ein	das	Grundwort	die	Grundwörter

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Synonyms

Determinatum

Antonyms

Bestimmungswort
Determinans

Related terms

Wortschatz

Further reading

Grundwort in Duden online
“Grundwort” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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