Cold Case

See also: cold case

German

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English cold case.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔʊ̯ltˌkɛɪ̯s/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Cold Case m (strong, genitive Cold Case, plural Cold Cases)

  1. cold case

Usage notes

The Duden prescribes that unadapted borrowings from English consisting of an adjective (that carries the stress) and a noun be written solid (Coldcase) or, alternatively, spaced (Cold Case). The hyphenated spelling (Cold-Case) is proscribed.[1]

Declension

Declension of Cold Case [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Cold Case die Cold Cases
genitive eines des Cold Case der Cold Cases
dative einem dem Cold Case den Cold Cases
accusative einen den Cold Case die Cold Cases

References

  1. ^ “Schreibung von Fremdwörtern aus dem Englischen [Spelling of loan words from English]”, in Duden‎[1] (in German), Cornelsen Verlag GmbH, (Can we date this quote?), archived from the original on 20 January 2023
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