Minimalpaar

German

Etymology

minimal (“minimal”) +‎ Paar (“pair”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miniˈmaːlˌpaːɐ̯/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Mi‧ni‧mal‧paar

Noun

Examples (German)

Minimalpaar n (strong, genitive Minimalpaares or Minimalpaars, plural Minimalpaare)

  1. minimal pair (pair of words)

Declension

Declension of Minimalpaar [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Minimalpaar die Minimalpaare
genitive eines des Minimalpaares, Minimalpaars der Minimalpaare
dative einem dem Minimalpaar, Minimalpaare1 den Minimalpaaren
accusative ein das Minimalpaar die Minimalpaare

1Now rare, see notes.

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