Rotstift

Rotstift

German

Etymology

    From rot (“red”) +‎ Stift (“pen, pencil”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈʁoːtˌʃtɪft/
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Hyphenation: Rot‧stift

    Noun

    Rotstift m (strong, genitive Rotstiftes or Rotstifts, plural Rotstifte)

    1. A red pen

    Declension

    Declension of Rotstift [masculine, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein der Rotstift die Rotstifte
    genitive eines des Rotstiftes, Rotstifts der Rotstifte
    dative einem dem Rotstift, Rotstifte1 den Rotstiften
    accusative einen den Rotstift die Rotstifte

    1Now rare, see notes.

    References

    • “Rotstift” in Duden online
    • “Rotstift”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)
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