Noun: Schlüssel
Gender: Masculine
Hyphenation:
Nominative
Indefinite
| Singular | ein Schlüssel |
| Plural | Schlüssel |
Definite
| Singular | der Schlüssel |
| Plural | die Schlüssel |
Genitive
Indefinite
| Singular | eines Schlüssels |
| Plural | Schlüssel |
Definite
| Singular | des Schlüssels |
| Plural | der Schlüssel |
Dative
Indefinite
| Singular | einem Schlüssel |
| Plural | Schlüsseln |
Definite
| Singular | dem Schlüssel |
| Plural | den Schlüsseln |
Accusative
Indefinite
| Singular | einen Schlüssel |
| Plural | Schlüssel |
Definite
| Singular | den Schlüssel |
| Plural | die Schlüssel |
Sample Sentences
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Der Schlüssel passt nicht. (The key doesn't fit.)
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Diese beiden Schlüssel sind identisch. (These two keys are identical.)
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Es war zwar ein großer Holzvorrat in einem Schuppen vorhanden, dieser Schuppen aber war versperrt und den Schlüssel hatte der Lehrer, der eine Entnahme des Holzes nur für das Heizen während der Unterrichtsstunden gestattete. (There was a large supply of wood available in a shed, but this shed was locked and the key was in the possession of the teacher, who allowed taking from the wood only for the heating during the class hours.) [1922, Franz Kafka, Das Schloß, Kurt Wolff Verlag, published 1926, page 241:]
Nouns inflected like Schlüssel
Flugsaurier,
Wellness-Center,
Kampfradler,
Weichspüler,
Hackschnitzel,
Muschilecker,
Spiralbohrer,
Korbmacher,
Fabeldichter,
Rosinenpicker,
Gründungsgesellschafter,
Fahrradfahrer,
Chelatbildner,
Meteoritenschauer,
Dansweiler,
Brixener,
Landsberger,
Schwertel,
Eichelhäher,
Mühlenberger, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
1. From Middle High German slüȥȥel, from Old High German sluȥȥil, from Proto-West Germanic *slutil, which is derived from *sleutan (“to close”), from which also modern German schließen.
2. Cognate with Dutch sleutel and English slot. See: Dutch Nouns '
sleutel', English Nouns '
slot'.
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