Karte
German
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Late Middle High German karte (“stiff sheet of paper”), from Old French carte, from Latin charta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs). Compare Dutch kaart, English card, Yiddish קאָרט (kort), Low German Kaart, Koort. Doublet of Charta, Charte. See also Charter.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈkartə/, [ˈkaʁtə], [ˈkaɐ̯tə], [ˈkaːtə]
Audio (Austria): (file) Audio: (file) - Homophone: Kate (some speakers)
Noun
editKarte f (genitive Karte, plural Karten, diminutive Kärtchen n)
- card
- map, chart
- short for Speisekarte: menu
- ticket
- (differential geometry) coordinate chart
- Synonym: Flachmacher
Declension
editDeclension of Karte [feminine]
Hyponyms
editDerived terms
edit- Abhebekarte
- Ansichtskarte
- Chipkarte
- Debitkarte (“debit card”)
- Eintrittskarte
- Geburtstagskarte
- gelb-rote Karte
- gelbe Karte
- ich brauche eine Karte
- Karteikarte
- Karten spielen (“to play cards”)
- Kartenspiel
- Kreditkarte
- Kt. (abbreviation)
- Landkarte
- Lochkarte
- Netzwerkkarte
- Plastikkarte
- Platzkarte
- Postkarte
- rote Karte
- Schneidekarte (“cut card”)
- Speisekarte
- Spielkarte
- Straßenkarte (“road map”)
- Tageskarte
- Weinkarte
- Weltkarte (“world map”)
Descendants
edit- → Japanese: カルテ (karute)
- → Latvian: karte, kārts
- → Polish: karta (see there for further descendants)
- → Yiddish: קאַרטע (karte)
Further reading
edit- “Karte” in Duden online
- “Karte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Karte”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
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