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Rechtschreibung
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German
Etymology
Late 16th or early 17th century de la ortographia 1, from de grc ὀρθογρᾰφῐ́ᾱ; compare Old High German goh rehtscrībāri person who writes correctly, itself a de la orthographus 1.R02166 Rechtschreibung de recht Schreibung proper, correct spelling
Pronunciation
de /ˈʁɛçtˌʃʁaɪ̯bʊŋ/
de De-Rechtschreibung.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Recht schrei bung
Noun
f
orthography
de learned Orthographie
Usage notes
Compounds are usually formed from the verbal stem de rechtschreib-, especially in de Rechtschreibfehler and de Rechtschreibreform. In less lexicalised compounds both ways are possible (e.g. de Rechtschreibfragen or de Rechtschreibungsfragen).
Declension
f
Related terms
de rechtschreiblich
de rechtschreiben, de Rechtschreiben
de Rechtschreiberei
de rechtschreiberisch
Descendants
da retskrivning 1
no rettskriving 1
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