"-∅" meaning in German

See -∅ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: Apocope of the final vowel in the nominative singular form. Etymology templates: {{etymid|de|personal noun suffix}} Head templates: {{head|de|suffix}} -∅
  1. Alternative form of -e (“deriving personal nouns”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: -e (extra: deriving personal nouns)
    Sense id: en--∅-de-suffix--R6TssbH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

Etymology: Apocope of -e (“dative singular ending”). Head templates: {{head|de|suffix}} -∅
  1. used to form the dative of strong masculine and neuter nouns ending in a stressed syllable Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -e [archaic]
    Sense id: en--∅-de-suffix-m7Tq4hx4 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms in nonstandard scripts Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of German terms in nonstandard scripts: 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "personal noun suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymid"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Apocope of the final vowel in the nominative singular form.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-∅",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "deriving personal nouns",
          "word": "-e"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Latin catholicus → Katholik (compare Kathole with -e)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of -e (“deriving personal nouns”)"
      ],
      "id": "en--∅-de-suffix--R6TssbH",
      "links": [
        [
          "-e",
          "-e#German:_personal_noun_suffix"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-∅"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_text": "Apocope of -e (“dative singular ending”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-∅",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "31 69",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 66",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German terms in nonstandard scripts",
          "parents": [
            "Terms in nonstandard scripts",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "das Haus → dem Haus, (archaic or poetic) dem Hause (but usually with -e in zu Hause and aus dem Hause)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "used to form the dative of strong masculine and neuter nouns ending in a stressed syllable"
      ],
      "id": "en--∅-de-suffix-m7Tq4hx4",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "archaic"
          ],
          "word": "-e"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-∅"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German lemmas",
    "German suffixes",
    "German terms in nonstandard scripts",
    "Pages with 10 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "personal noun suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymid"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Apocope of the final vowel in the nominative singular form.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-∅",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "suffix",
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    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "deriving personal nouns",
          "word": "-e"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Latin catholicus → Katholik (compare Kathole with -e)"
        }
      ],
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        "Alternative form of -e (“deriving personal nouns”)"
      ],
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        [
          "-e",
          "-e#German:_personal_noun_suffix"
        ]
      ],
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        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-∅"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German lemmas",
    "German suffixes",
    "German terms in nonstandard scripts",
    "Pages with 10 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_text": "Apocope of -e (“dative singular ending”).",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-∅",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German poetic terms",
        "German terms with archaic senses"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "das Haus → dem Haus, (archaic or poetic) dem Hause (but usually with -e in zu Hause and aus dem Hause)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "used to form the dative of strong masculine and neuter nouns ending in a stressed syllable"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "archaic"
          ],
          "word": "-e"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-∅"
}

Download raw JSONL data for -∅ meaning in German (1.7kB)

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  "msg": "unrecognized head form: not represented in writing",
  "path": [
    "-∅"
  ],
  "section": "German",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-∅",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: not represented in writing",
  "path": [
    "-∅"
  ],
  "section": "German",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-∅",
  "trace": ""
}

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