Kajüte
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Low German kajüte, which is probably borrowed from Middle Dutch kayhute, though the latter is attested somewhat later. Further origin unsettled; traditionally held to be of Old French origin, according to Watkins, possibly a mix of cabane + hutte. Compare modern Dutch kajuit.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editKajüte f (genitive Kajüte, plural Kajüten)
Usage notes
edit- More convenient cabins for high ranking officers and wealthy passengers are usually not called Kajüte, but Kabine, roughly "stateroom".
Declension
editDeclension of Kajüte [feminine]
Descendants
edit- → Czech: kajuta
References
edit- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “kajuit”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
- “cahoots”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.