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Jul 18, 2016 13:11
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German term

Schmetterling ...

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Some terms in connection with the butterfly are bugging me :) and I can´t seem to find any proof. Can you help?

Is it:

Schmetterlingsmuster or Schmetterlingmuster?
Schmetterlings-Print or Schmetterling-Print?
Schmetterlingsfarm oder Schmetterlingfarm?

If with "s" - why?

Many thanks in advance,
Change log

Jul 20, 2016 22:52: Cilian O'Tuama changed "Language pair" from "English to German" to "German"

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Non-PRO (1): Edith Kelly

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Discussion

Cilian O'Tuama Jul 20, 2016:
Isn't this a German monolingual Q Isn't this a German monolingual Q asked through English? I'll move it to monolingual.
Objections anyone?
BrigitteHilgner Jul 18, 2016:
@ Fragerin Unbedingt empfehlenswert: die Anschaffung einer Ausgabe Duden "Die deutsche Rechtschreibung"
In meiner Ausgabe (24. Auflage) findet man:
Schmetterlingsblüte
Schmetterlingsblütler
Schmetterlingskasten
Schmetterlingsnetz
Schmetterlingssammlung
Schmetterlingsstil
Selbst wenn man die Regel nicht kennt, drängt sich da ein Verdacht auf, was die Schreibweise betrifft ...

Responses

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schmetterlings ...

This so-called "Fugen-s" is needed here. The Zwiebelfisch article below says it: "Das Fugen-s steht im Allgemeinen bei Zusammensetzungen mit Wörtern auf -tum, -ling, -ion, -tät, -heit, -keit, -schaft, -sicht, -ung" - therefore "Schmetterling" needs an "s" if something is added.

see also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epenthesis
Peer comment(s):

agree Renate Radziwill-Rall
10 mins
agree Marion Hallouet
43 mins
agree Gabriele Kursawe
2 days 9 hrs
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