snabel-a

See also: snabela

Danish

Alternative forms

Noun

snabel-a n (singular definite snabel-a'et, plural indefinite snabel-a'er)

  1. at sign (@)
    • 2011, Palle Bruselius, Internet og e-mail for seniorer, 2. udg., Libris Media A/S, →ISBN, page 60:
      Snabel-a'et er en ligatur, det vil sige en grafisk sammentrækning af bogstaverne a og t, fuldstændig som &-tegnet, der er en sammentrækning af e og t. Snabel-a'ets praktiske betydning er det engelske 'at', som betyder hos.
      The at sign is a ligature, that is, a graphical contraction of the letters a and t, just as the &-sign, which is a contraction of e and t. The practical significance of the at sign is the English 'at', which means by.
    • 2004, Benn Q. Holm, Frederik Wenzels rejse, Art People, →ISBN:
      Jeg skriver min mailadresse, snabel-a'et ligner jeg ved ikke hvad, giver papiret videre til forfatteren.
      I write my email address, the at sign looks like a mess, I pass on the paper to the writer.

Declension

Declension of snabel-a
neuter
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative snabel-a snabel-a'et snabel-a'er snabel-a'erne
genitive snabel-a's snabel-a'ets snabel-a'ers snabel-a'ernes

Swedish

Etymology

snabel (“trunk (of an elephant)”) +‎ a

Noun

snabel-a n

  1. at sign (@)

Declension

Declension of snabel-a
nominative genitive
singular indefinite snabel-a snabel-a:s
definite snabel-a:et snabel-a:ets
plural indefinite snabel-a:n, snabel-a snabel-a:ns, snabel-a:s
definite snabel-a:na snabel-a:nas

References

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