Portemonnaie
See also: portemonnaie and porte-monnaie
German edit
Alternative forms edit
- Portmonee (now quite common)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French porte-monnaie around 1850.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Portemonnaie n (strong, genitive Portemonnaies, plural Portemonnaies)
- (northern and central Germany, Switzerland) wallet, purse
Declension edit
Declension of Portemonnaie [neuter, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Portemonnaie | die | Portemonnaies |
| genitive | eines | des | Portemonnaies | der | Portemonnaies |
| dative | einem | dem | Portemonnaie | den | Portemonnaies |
| accusative | ein | das | Portemonnaie | die | Portemonnaies |
Synonyms edit
- Geldbörse
- (Southern Germany) Geldbeutel
- (Central Austria) Geldtasche
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Portemonnaie” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Portemonnaie” in Duden online