Schachtel
German edit
Etymology edit
15th century, from Italian scatola, with metathesis from Latin castulum, itself a diminutive of Lombardic Old High German kasto. Hence a doublet of inherited Kasten as well as the later borrowing Schatulle. The -ch- is due to a Bavarian consonantal development, for which compare Spachtel.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Schachtel f (genitive Schachtel, plural Schachteln, diminutive Schächtelchen n or Schächtlein n)
- a small, usually square box, package or case
- (vulgar, obsolete) vulva, vagina
- Synonym: Dose
- (derogatory, chiefly in alte Schachtel) woman
Declension edit
Declension of Schachtel [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Schachtel | die | Schachteln |
| genitive | einer | der | Schachtel | der | Schachteln |
| dative | einer | der | Schachtel | den | Schachteln |
| accusative | eine | die | Schachtel | die | Schachteln |
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “Schachtel” in Duden online
- “Schachtel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Schachtel” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Schachtel”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Hunsrik edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Schachtel f (plural Schachtle)
- box
- Was is in de Schachtel?
- What is in the box?