Abbreviations and Signs Explained
| Acc. | Accusative. |
| adj. | adjective. |
| adv. | adverb. |
| App. | Appendix |
| art. | article. |
| Comp. | compare. |
| comp. | compound. |
| conj. | conjunction |
| constr. | construction. |
| contr. | contracted. |
| Dat. (or dat.) | Dative. |
| def. | definite. |
| d. h. | (das heißt), that is. |
| demonstr. | demonstrative. |
| e.g. | (exempli gratia) for example. |
| etc. | (et cetera), and so forth. |
| Expl. | Example. |
| fem., or (f.) | feminine. |
| geb. | (geboren), born. |
| Gen. | Genitive. |
| i.e. | (id est), that is. |
| Impf. | Imperfect. |
| impers. | impersonal. |
| indef. | indefinite. |
| Inf. | Infinitive. |
| insep. | inseparable. |
| intr., or intrans. | intransitive. |
| Liter. | Literally. |
| m., or (m.) | masculine. |
| N. | Note |
| n. | noun. |
| neut., or (n.) | neuter. |
| Nom. | Nominative. |
| p. p. | Past Participle. |
| p. ps. | Past Participles. |
| pers. | person. |
| persnl. | personal. |
| posses. | possessive. |
| prep. | preposition. |
| Pres. | Present. |
| pres. p. | Present Participle. |
| pron. | pronoun. |
| refl. | reflective. |
| reg. | regular. |
| relat. | relative. |
| S. | Section. |
| Sing. | Singular. |
| str. | strong. |
| Subj. | Subjunctive. |
| tr., or trans. | transitive. |
| u. a. | (und andere), and others. |
| u. s. w. | (und so weiter), and so forth. |
| v. | verb. |
| viz. | (videlicet), namely, to wit. |
| w. | weak. |
| § | paragraph. |
| † | (gestorben), died. |
| = | is equivalent to. |
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