Datei

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German

Etymology

Daten (“data”) +‎ -ei, after Kartei (“card index, card catalogue”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /daˈtaɪ̯/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯

Noun

Datei f (genitive Datei, plural Dateien)

  1. (computing) file
    Synonym: (rare) File
  2. (officialese, legalese) file, register
    Synonym: Kartei

Declension

Declension of Datei
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Datei die Dateien
genitive einer der Datei der Dateien
dative einer der Datei den Dateien
accusative eine die Datei die Dateien

Further reading

  • “Datei” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Datei” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Datei” in Duden online
  • Datei on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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