Scheuklappe

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German

Etymology

scheuen (“to shrink from”) +‎ Klappe (“flap”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɔɪ̯ˌklapə/
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Noun

Scheuklappe f (genitive Scheuklappe, plural Scheuklappen)

  1. blinder, blinker (screen attached to a horse's bridle)
  2. (figurative, in the plural) blinker, narrow-mindedness
    Scheuklappen tragen ― to be blinkered

Declension

Declension of Scheuklappe
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

Descendants

  • Norwegian Bokmål: skyklapp

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