Tool

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German

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English tool.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tuːl/
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Noun

Tool n (strong, genitive Tools, plural Tools)

  1. (computing) tool
    • 2017 March 6, Xenia Tchoumi, 20 Minuten:
      Doch man muss lernen, die Tools richtig zu nutzen.
      But you have to learn how to make use of the tools properly.
  2. (rare) tool, utensil
    Synonym: Werkzeug

Declension

Declension of Tool
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Tool die Tools
genitive eines des Tools der Tools
dative einem dem Tool den Tools
accusative ein das Tool die Tools

Further reading

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