Spalte

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German

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle High German spalde, variant of spalt, from Old High German spalt.

Noun

Spalte f (genitive Spalte, plural Spalten)

  1. fissure, cleft, crevice, crack, crevasse
    Tiefe Spalten im Mauerwerk waren die Folge des Erdbebens.
    Deep cracks in the stonework were the result of the earthquake.
  2. column (of text)
    • 1992, Christine Modesto, Studien zur Cena Cypriani und zu deren Rezeption, Gunter Narr Verlag, page 127:
      Der Text ist jeweils in zwei Spalten pro Seite angeordnet, jede Seite in 52–55 Zeilen unterteilt.
      The text is arranged in two columns per page, each page subdivided into 52–55 lines.
  3. (Austria) slice (of fruit)
    Gib mir auch eine Spalte der Orange zum Kosten.
    Give me a slice of the orange to taste too.
    • 2020, Clemens J. Setz, chapter 2, in Die Bienen und das Unsichtbare, →ISBN:
      Ein anderes Mal bot ich ihm eine Mandarinenspalte an und träufelte ein wenig der köstlichen süßen Flüssigkeit auf seine Lippen []
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  4. (vulgar, slang) vagina; hole, slit
    • 2014, Loriot, edited by Susanne von Bülow, Peter Geyer, and OA Krimmel, Der ganz offene Brief, Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe, →ISBN:
      Also ihr Männer, wer möchte meine unbefriedigte Spalte? Jetzt anrufen unter 0123 - 4123.
      So, men, who wants my unsatisfied pussy? Call now at 0123-4123.
Declension
See also

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

Spalte

  1. nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Spalt
  2. (archaic) dative singular of Spalt

References

  1. ^ Spalte” in Duden online

Further reading

  • Spalte” in Duden online
  • Spalte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache