Markise

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from French marquise.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌmaʁˈkiːzə/
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  • Rhymes: -iːzə

Noun

Markise f (genitive Markise, plural Markisen)

  1. awning
    • 1896, Theodor Fontane, Effi Briest‎, Berlin: F. Fontane & Co.:
      […] die Markise, ihnen zu Häupten, war aufgezogen, um den Genuß der frischen Luft in nichts zu beschränken, und sowohl Effi wie die Geheimrätin waren ziemlich emsig bei ihrer Handarbeit.
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  2. (jewelry) marquise (style of cut gemstone)
  3. (historical, uncommon) Alternative form of Marquise

Declension

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

Further reading

  • “Markise” in Duden online
  • “Markise” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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