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

Further reading

Anagrams

German

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English app.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛp/
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  • Hyphenation: App
  • Rhymes: -ɛp

Noun

App f (genitive App, plural Apps)

  1. (Internet, mobile) 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

Declension of App [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die App die Apps
genitive einer der App der Apps
dative einer der App den Apps
accusative eine die App die Apps

Derived terms

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

Further reading

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