Spachtel

German

Etymology

Originally a Bavarian variant of Spatel (“scoop, applicator”) (see for more). Compare the same Bavarian development in Schachtel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃpaxtəl/

• Audio

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Noun

Spachtel m (strong, genitive Spachtels, plural Spachtel)

1. spattle; palette knife

Declension

Declension of Spachtel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Spachtel	die	Spachtel
genitive	eines	des	Spachtels	der	Spachtel
dative	einem	dem	Spachtel	den	Spachteln
accusative	einen	den	Spachtel	die	Spachtel

Derived terms

• spachteln

Further reading

• “Spachtel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache