Türspalt

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Tür +‎ Spalt

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtyːɐ̯ˌʃpalt/
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Noun

Türspalt m (strong, genitive Türspaltes or Türspalts, plural Türspalte)

  1. door gap
    • c. 1914, Franz Kafka, Der Prozess [The Trial], Berlin: Die Schmiede, published 1925:
      In seiner Hilflosigkeit und da keine Zeit zu verlieren war, flüsterte er durch den Türspalt: „Fräulein Bürstner.“
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of Türspalt
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Türspalt die Türspalte
genitive eines des Türspaltes, Türspalts der Türspalte
dative einem dem Türspalt, Türspalte1 den Türspalten
accusative einen den Türspalt die Türspalte

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

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