alter Hut

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word alter Hut. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word alter Hut, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say alter Hut in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word alter Hut you have here. The definition of the word alter Hut will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofalter Hut, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

German

Etymology

Literally, “old hat”. Possibly related to English old hat (adjective).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /altɐ ˈhuːt/
  • Audio; “ein alter Hut sein”:(file)

Noun

alter Hut m (strong, definite nominative der alte Hut, genitive (des) alten Hutes or (des) alten Huts, plural alte Hüte, definite plural die alten Hüte)

  1. (idiomatic) Something familiar and hackneyed; something that is old hat.
    Synonym: kalter Kaffee
    • 2017 July 10, Thomas Heuzeroth, “Italienische Momente”, in Die Welt‎, archived from the original on 2022 July 5:
      Car-Sharing […] ist für viele Städter bereits ein alter Hut. Doch kaum zeigt sich die Sonne, kommt schon der nächste Trend: Elektro-Roller.
      Carsharing has become old hat for many city-dwellers now. But just as the sun appears on their morning commutes, a new trend is showing itself: e-scooters.

Declension

Declension of alter Hut
singular plural
masculine gender strong declension
nominative alter Hut alte Hüte
genitive alten Hutes, alten Huts alter Hüte
dative altem Hut, altem Hute1 alten Hüten
accusative alten Hut alte Hüte
weak declension
nominative der alte Hut die alten Hüte
genitive des alten Hutes, alten Huts der alten Hüte
dative dem alten Hut, alten Hute1 den alten Hüten
accusative den alten Hut die alten Hüte
mixed declension
nominative ein alter Hut (keine) alten Hüte
genitive eines alten Hutes, alten Huts (keiner) alten Hüte
dative einem alten Hut, alten Hute1 (keinen) alten Hüten
accusative einen alten Hut (keine) alten Hüte

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • “alter Hut” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia