I am using the Langenscheidt "Deutsch als Fremdsprache" dictionary and cannot figure out what the [-f] and [-v-] mean in the following entry:
Genitiv [-f] der; -s, -e [-v-];Ling
I can't seem to find it in the Hinweise.
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Sign up to join this communityI am using the Langenscheidt "Deutsch als Fremdsprache" dictionary and cannot figure out what the [-f] and [-v-] mean in the following entry:
Genitiv [-f] der; -s, -e [-v-];Ling
I can't seem to find it in the Hinweise.
These are pronunciation hints: In the word "Genitiv", the letter "v" is pronounced as /f/, due to Auslautverhärtung; in the plural "Genitive", it's pronounced as /v/, though (like in most words of non-Germanic origin).