Makulatur
German edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin maculātūra.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Makulatur f (genitive Makulatur, plural Makulaturen)
- wastepaper
- (figuratively) something worthless or meaningless
- 2010 June, Erich Schneeweiß, “Schulentwicklung in der Praxis”, in Sozialimpulse:
- Heute sind die Bedenken von damals Makulatur.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (printing) spoilage
Declension edit
Declension of Makulatur [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Makulatur | die | Makulaturen |
| genitive | einer | der | Makulatur | der | Makulaturen |
| dative | einer | der | Makulatur | den | Makulaturen |
| accusative | eine | die | Makulatur | die | Makulaturen |
Further reading edit
- “Makulatur” in Duden online