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Beistrich
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German
de:
Etymology
de :af bei-<t:subordinate; secondary> Strich<t:stroke,dash>
de bei Strich subordinate; secondary stroke,dash
Pronunciation
de /ˈbaɪ̯ˌʃtʀɪç/
de ɪç
de De-Beistrich.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m
de especially Austria and South Tyrol comma
de Komma
de Austria colloquial humorous euphemistic skid mark A visible feces stain left on underpants, trousers, or sometimes the toilet bowl
de Bremsspur
Usage notes
The word Beistrich can only be used to mean "comma" in the sense of "punctuation mark". For the decimal marker, only the word Komma is used.
Declension
m
Further reading
de Punctuation marks