Queue
See also: queue
German edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from French queue. Doublet of Coda.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Queue m or n (strong, genitive Queues, plural Queues)
Usage notes edit
- Originally neuter. Now predominantly masculine in Germany.
Declension edit
Declension of Queue [masculine // neuter, strong]
Noun edit
Queue f (genitive Queue, plural Queues)
Declension edit
Declension of Queue [feminine]
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from English queue, from the French in etymology 1.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Queue f (genitive Queue, plural Queues)
Usage notes edit
- Queue is one of a small number of German nouns which can or historically could have all three genders; see the appendix.
Declension edit
Declension of Queue [feminine]
Further reading edit
- “Queue” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Queue (Billardstock), n/m” in Duden online
- “Queue (Warteschlange/Schwanz), f” in Duden online