Passwort

== German == === Alternative forms === Paßwort (pre-1996 orthography) === Etymology === From Pass +‎ Wort. In use since Early Modern German meaning a watchword, for which more commonly Parole or Losung. The contemporary use chiefly after English password. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpasˌvɔrt/, [ˈpasˌvɔʁt], [-ˌvɔɐ̯t], [-ˌvɔːt], [-ˌʋ-] === Noun === Passwort n (strong, genitive Passwortes or Passworts, plural Passwörter) (chiefly computing) password ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “Passwort”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Passwort” in Duden online