Kurrentschrift

German

Etymology

From kurrent (“cursive, having joined letters”) +‎ Schrift (“script, writing, font”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Kurrentschrift f (genitive Kurrentschrift, plural Kurrentschriften)

  1. (also Deutsche Kurrentschrift) Kurrent (style of cursive handwriting formerly used in the German-speaking countries and other parts of northern and central Europe)
  2. (less often) any cursive handwriting
    Synonyms: Schreibschrift; Laufschrift, Kursive

Usage notes

  • Kurrentschrift and Fraktur were considered traditional “German scripts” for handwriting and printing respectively. Around the mid-20th century, both of them were abolished in favour of the so-called “Latin scripts” (which had gained popularity since ca. 1900). Other than this, there is no direct relation between blackletter printing and Kurrentschrift.

Declension

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

See also

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