altweiß

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From alt- (old) +‎ weiß (white)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaltˌvaɪs/
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  • Hyphenation: alt‧weiß

Adjective

altweiß (strong nominative masculine singular altweißer, not comparable)

  1. aged and hence slightly discoloured white, off-white
    • 2005, Frank Muth, Werner Rabe, Die Strassenbahn in Mannheim, Endisch, →ISBN, page 144:
      Der Fensterbereich blieb altweiß, der Grundanstrich erfolgte nun in einem kräftigen dunklen Cremeton.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2015, Jerry Cotton – Ein echt mieser Job, Bastei Lübbe, →ISBN:
      Die Wände waren in einem hellen Cremeton gehalten, die Möbel weiß oder altweiß.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

References

  • altweiß” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache