Noun: Schachtel
Gender: Feminine
Hyphenation:
Nominative
Indefinite
| Singular | eine Schachtel |
| Plural | Schachteln |
Definite
| Singular | die Schachtel |
| Plural | die Schachteln |
Genitive
Indefinite
| Singular | einer Schachtel |
| Plural | Schachteln |
Definite
| Singular | der Schachtel |
| Plural | der Schachteln |
Dative
Indefinite
| Singular | einer Schachtel |
| Plural | Schachteln |
Definite
| Singular | der Schachtel |
| Plural | den Schachteln |
Accusative
Indefinite
| Singular | eine Schachtel |
| Plural | Schachteln |
Definite
| Singular | die Schachtel |
| Plural | die Schachteln |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like Schachtel
Teetasse,
Hemmschwelle,
Türangel,
Entspannungspause,
Umgehungsstraße,
Schuppenflechte,
Glasplatte,
Türfalle,
Teestube,
Drossel,
Biosynthese,
Briefklammer,
Bandbrasse,
Bandbreite,
Eisscholle,
Bauweise,
Umhängetasche,
Schwester,
K-Frage,
Abflughalle, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
15th century, from Italian scatola, with metathesis from Latin castulum, itself a diminutive of Lombardic Old High German kasto. Hence a doublet of inherited Kasten as well as the later borrowing Schatulle. The -ch- is due to a Bavarian consonantal development, for which compare Spachtel. See: Italian Nouns '
scatola', Latin Nouns '
castulum'.
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