Scheuklappe
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]scheuen (“to shrink from”) + Klappe (“flap”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Scheuklappe f (genitive Scheuklappe, plural Scheuklappen)
- blinder, blinker (screen attached to a horse's bridle)
- (figurative, in the plural) blinker, narrow-mindedness
- Scheuklappen tragen ― to be blinkered
Declension
[edit]Declension of Scheuklappe [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Scheuklappe | die | Scheuklappen |
| genitive | einer | der | Scheuklappe | der | Scheuklappen |
| dative | einer | der | Scheuklappe | den | Scheuklappen |
| accusative | eine | die | Scheuklappe | die | Scheuklappen |
Holonyms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Norwegian Bokmål: skyklapp
Further reading
[edit]- “Scheuklappe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Scheuklappe” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Scheuklappe” in Duden online