Schublade
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Schub (“push”) + Lade (“box”), 16th century.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈʃuːpˌlaːdə/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈʃʊpˌlaːdə/ (common variant, particularly western Germany)
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Noun[edit]
Schublade f (genitive Schublade, plural Schubladen)
- drawer (open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing)
- (figurative) category, pigeonhole
- Sie haben ihn in eine Schublade gesteckt, in die er nicht passt.
- You've put him in a category he doesn't fit.
Declension[edit]
Declension of Schublade [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Schublade | die | Schubladen |
| genitive | einer | der | Schublade | der | Schubladen |
| dative | einer | der | Schublade | den | Schubladen |
| accusative | eine | die | Schublade | die | Schubladen |
