Dehnungs-h

German

Etymology

Dehnung +‎ -s- +‎ h, literally “lengthening h”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈdeːnʊŋsˌhaː]
Hyphenation: Deh‧nungs-h
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Noun

Examples
dehnen /ˈdeːnən/ Bahn /baːn/ ihnen /iːnən/

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

(orthography) letter h that indicates the previous vowel is pronounced long

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading

“Dehnungs-h” in Duden online

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