alte Schachtel
German edit
Etymology edit
16th century, from Schachtel (literally “box”) in the obsolete vulgar sense “vulva, vagina”; compare Dose, English box.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
alte Schachtel f (definite nominative die alte Schachtel, genitive alter Schachtel, definite genitive der alten Schachtel, plural alte Schachteln, definite plural die alten Schachteln)
- (derogatory) old hag (old woman)
Usage notes edit
- The phrase, though derogatory, is now usually not regarded as vulgar as the origin is no longer widely known.
Declension edit
Declension of alte Schachtel [feminine]
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| feminine gender | strong declension | |||
| nominative | alte Schachtel | alte Schachteln | ||
| genitive | alter Schachtel | alter Schachteln | ||
| dative | alter Schachtel | alten Schachteln | ||
| accusative | alte Schachtel | alte Schachteln | ||
| weak declension | ||||
| nominative | die | alte Schachtel | die | alten Schachteln |
| genitive | der | alten Schachtel | der | alten Schachteln |
| dative | der | alten Schachtel | den | alten Schachteln |
| accusative | die | alte Schachtel | die | alten Schachteln |
| mixed declension | ||||
| nominative | eine | alte Schachtel | (keine) | alten Schachteln |
| genitive | einer | alten Schachtel | (keiner) | alten Schachteln |
| dative | einer | alten Schachtel | (keinen) | alten Schachteln |
| accusative | eine | alte Schachtel | (keine) | alten Schachteln |