Merkmal

== German == === Etymology === merken (“to notice”) +‎ Mal (“sign”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɛʁkmaːl/ Hyphenation: Merk‧mal === Noun === Merkmal n (strong, genitive Merkmales or Merkmals, plural Merkmale) feature, characteristic, attribute (important or main item) Hyponyms: Hardwaremerkmal, Persönlichkeitsmerkmal, Softwaremerkmal, Softwarequalitätsmerkmal, Qualitätsmerkmal hervorgehobenes Merkmal. ― prominent feature. ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “Merkmal” in Duden online “Merkmal”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)