App

App

See also: app, APP, and app.

English

Etymology 1

    Borrowed from German App.

    Proper noun

    App (plural Apps)

    1. A surname from German.
    Statistics
    • According to the 2010 United States Census, App is the 35345th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 637 individuals. App is most common among White (92.94%) individuals.

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    App pl (plural only)

    1. Abbreviation of appeals.

    Etymology 3

    Noun

    App (plural Apps)

    1. (nonstandard, common in China) Alternative form of app.
    2. (in street addresses) Abbreviation of approach.
      10 Station App

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    German

    Etymology

    Unadapted borrowing from English app.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɛp/
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    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Hyphenation: App
    • Rhymes: -ɛp

    Noun

    App f (genitive App, plural Apps)

    1. (Internet, mobile telephony) app
      Synonym: Applikation f

    Usage notes

    • Some reference works list alternative grammatical gender forms (das App n, der App m); in practice the word is treated almost exclusively as feminine, most likely because Applikation is also feminine.

    Declension

    Derived terms

    • Appentwickler m
    • Appentwicklung f
    • Appentwicklerin f (App +‎ Entwicklerin or rather Appentwickler +‎ -in)

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