Ziffernsturz

German

Etymology

Ziffer +‎ -n- +‎ Sturz, literally “number tumble”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɪfɐnˌʃtʊɐ̯t͡s/
  • Hyphenation: Zif‧fern‧sturz

Noun

Examples
  • 123546789 instead of 123456789
  • 2147486347 instead of 2147483647

Ziffernsturz m (strong, genitive Ziffernsturzes, plural Ziffernstürze)

  1. (Austria) Unintentionally swapped digits in a number sequence.
    Synonym: Zahlendreher

Declension

Declension of Ziffernsturz [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Ziffernsturz die Ziffernstürze
genitive eines des Ziffernsturzes der Ziffernstürze
dative einem dem Ziffernsturz, Ziffernsturze1 den Ziffernstürzen
accusative einen den Ziffernsturz die Ziffernstürze

1Now rare, see notes.

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