Passepartout
See also: passepartout and passe-partout
German
Etymology
Borrowed from French passe-partout.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paspaʁˈtuː/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -uː
Noun
Passepartout n or m (strong, genitive Passepartouts, plural Passepartouts)
- matte (thick paper or paperboard border used to inset and center the contents of a frame)
- (chiefly Switzerland) master key (a key that opens a set of several locks)
- Synonyms: Hauptschlüssel, Zentralschlüssel, Generalschlüssel
- (chiefly Switzerland) season ticket
- Synonym: Dauerkarte
Declension
Declension of Passepartout [neuter // masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das, der | Passepartout | die | Passepartouts |
| genitive | eines | des | Passepartouts | der | Passepartouts |
| dative | einem | dem | Passepartout | den | Passepartouts |
| accusative | ein, einen | das, den | Passepartout | die | Passepartouts |
Further reading
- “Passepartout” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Passepartout” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Passepartout” in Duden online
Passepartout on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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