Gräueltat

== German == === Alternative forms === Greueltat (superseded) === Etymology === Gräuel +‎ Tat === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɡʁɔɪ̯əlˌtaːt] Hyphenation: Gräu‧el‧tat === Noun === Gräueltat f (genitive Gräueltat, plural Gräueltaten) atrocity ==== Usage notes ==== The spelling Gräueltat has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). In the affected areas, the previous spelling (Greueltat) is now less common, and may be regarded as a misspelling. ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Gräueltat” in Duden online “Gräueltat”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German)