German

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eine Krawatte

Etymology

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Borrowed from French cravate. Compare English cravat and Spanish corbata. Doublet of Kroate (Croat).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kʁaˈvatə/
  • Audio (Austria):(file)
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  • Rhymes: -atə

Noun

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Krawatte f (genitive Krawatte, plural Krawatten)

  1. necktie
    Synonym: Schlips

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Czech: kravata
  • Danish: kravat
  • Serbo-Croatian: kravata
  • Slovak: kravata
  • Ukrainian: краватка (kravatka)

Further reading

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  • Krawatte” in Duden online
  • Krawatte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache