Klopfzeichen

== German == === Etymology === klopfen +‎ Zeichen === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈklɔpfˌt͡saɪ̯çən/, [-çn̩], [-xn̩] (Germany) IPA(key): /ˈklɔpfˌt͡saɪ̯çɛn/, [-ˌt͡saɛ̯-], [-xn̩], [-xŋ̩] (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland) Hyphenation: Klopf‧zei‧chen === Noun === Klopfzeichen n (strong, genitive Klopfzeichens, plural Klopfzeichen) knock (as a signal) Klopfzeichen geben ― to signal by knocking ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Klopfzeichen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Klopfzeichen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Klopfzeichen” in Duden online