Schlafraum

German

Etymology

Schlaf +‎ Raum

Pronunciation

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Noun

Schlafraum m (strong, genitive Schlafraumes or Schlafraums, plural Schlafräume)

1. sleeping hall, dormitory

   Synonym: Schlafsaal

Usage notes

• While Schlafzimmer is mainly used for bedrooms that are either exclusive or voluntarily shared and typically small, Schlafraum is more often used for larger rooms that are usually shared involuntarily.

Declension

Declension of Schlafraum [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schlafraum	die	Schlafräume
genitive	eines	des	Schlafraumes, Schlafraums	der	Schlafräume
dative	einem	dem	Schlafraum, Schlafraume1	den	Schlafräumen
accusative	einen	den	Schlafraum	die	Schlafräume

¹Now rare, see notes.

See also

• Schlafzimmer

Further reading

• Schlafraum on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Schlafraum” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Schlafraum” in Duden online
• “Schlafraum” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon