Kurrentschrift

== German == === Etymology === From kurrent (“cursive, having joined letters”) +‎ Schrift (“script, writing, font”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === Kurrentschrift f (genitive Kurrentschrift, plural Kurrentschriften) (also Deutsche Kurrentschrift) Kurrent (style of cursive handwriting formerly used in the German-speaking countries and other parts of northern and central Europe) (less often) any cursive handwriting Synonyms: Schreibschrift; Laufschrift, Kursive ==== Usage notes ==== Kurrentschrift and Fraktur were considered traditional “German scripts” for handwriting and printing respectively. Around the mid-20th century, both of them were abolished in favour of the so-called “Latin scripts” (which had gained popularity since ca. 1900). Other than this, there is no direct relation between blackletter printing and Kurrentschrift. ==== Declension ==== === See also === Deutsche Kurrentschrift on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de