Usage Note
Zungenspitze appears most often in the phrase auf der Zungenspitze liegen — the equivalent of English 'on the tip of one's tongue' — and in phonetics to describe tip-of-tongue sounds (apikale Konsonanten).
Examples
"Das Wort lag mir auf der Zungenspitze, aber ich kam nicht drauf."
Natural Translation
The word was on the tip of my tongue, but I couldn't recall it.
Literal Translation
The word lay on me on the tongue-tip, but I came not on-it.
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