13:11 Jul 18, 2016 |
German language (monolingual) [PRO] Linguistics | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Kay-Viktor Stegemann Germany Local time: 05:23 |
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4 +3 | schmetterlings ... |
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schmetterling ... schmetterlings ... Explanation: This so-called "Fugen-s" is needed here. The Zwiebelfisch article below says it: "Das Fugen-s steht im Allgemeinen bei Zusammensetzungen mit Wörtern auf -tum, -ling, -ion, -tät, -heit, -keit, -schaft, -sicht, -ung" - therefore "Schmetterling" needs an "s" if something is added. see also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epenthesis Reference: http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/zwiebelfisch/zwiebelfisch-der-g... https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugenlaut |
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