Donaudampfschifffahrtsgesellschaftskapitän

== German == === Alternative forms === Donaudampfschiffahrtsgesellschaftskapitän === Etymology === Compound of Donau (“Danube”) +‎ Dampf (“steam”) +‎ Schifffahrt (“navigation”) +‎ Gesellschaft (“company”) +‎ Kapitän (“captain”) or Donau (“Danube”) +‎ Dampfschiff (“steam ship”) +‎ Fahrt (“journey”) +‎ Gesellschaft (“company”) +‎ Kapitän (“captain”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈdoːnaʊ̯dampfʃɪffaːɐ̯t͡sɡəzɛlʃaft͡skapiˌtɛːn] (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland) IPA(key): [-kapiˌteːn] (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions) Hyphenation: Do‧nau‧dampf‧schiff‧fahrts‧ge‧sell‧schafts‧ka‧pi‧tän === Noun === Donaudampfschifffahrtsgesellschaftskapitän m (strong, genitive Donaudampfschifffahrtsgesellschaftskapitäns, plural Donaudampfschifffahrtsgesellschaftskapitäne) Danube steamship company captain ==== Usage notes ==== When referring specifically to a captain of the First Danube Steamship Company, the spelling with two fs is argued by the German Wikipedia to be correct, because proper names are not changed by the spelling reform. ==== Declension ====