Klopfzeichen

German

Etymology

klopfen +‎ Zeichen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklɔpfˌt͡saɪ̯çən/, [-çn̩], [-xn̩] (Germany)
  • IPA(key): /ˈklɔpfˌt͡saɪ̯çɛn/, [-ˌt͡saɛ̯-], [-xn̩], [-xŋ̩] (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland)
  • Hyphenation: Klopf‧zei‧chen

Noun

Klopfzeichen n (strong, genitive Klopfzeichens, plural Klopfzeichen)

  1. knock (as a signal)
    Klopfzeichen gebento signal by knocking

Declension

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