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Abbreviation (in German: Abkürzung) is a common feature of the German language, with many organizations, people, places, things, and concepts known by abbreviations. German is famous for very long compound words which German speakers frequently shorten. Even small words can receive the treatment, such as the preposition von shortened to just v. The German tendency to abbreviate to an excessive or whimsical degree even has its own abbreviated term: Aküfi, for Abkürzungsfimmel, or "the strange habit of abbreviating."
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As in English, German abbreviations take the form of acronyms, initialisms, and colloquial shortenings. German is notable for a particular style of acronym known as "syllable words" (German: Silbenkurzwörter), formed from fragments of a longer word or phrase. Examples include Adidas and Gestapo, many of which have also entered English as loanwords. English acronyms have also made their way into German, such as Laser and NATO. Latin abbreviations are found in written German, such as etc., with others having the same meaning but their own German version, such as A.o.o. for loc. cit. SMS abbreviations are commonly used by German speakers in text messaging, with many derived from English as a form of Denglisch. Abbreviations also appear frequently in old German documents, such as d. for den (the) before a date, as in d. 2te Februar (the second of February) and geb. for geboren, meaning nèe.
"grotesquely long" [1]
"Some German words are so long that they have a perspective. These things are not words, they are alphabetical processions. And they are not rare; one can open a German newspaper at any time and see them marching majestically across the page." Mark Twain [2]
world-famous for its unbelievably long compound words DW https://www.dw.com/en/10-german-words-non-germans-cant-pronounce/a-18173048