Futteral

German

Etymology

15th century, from Futter (“lining”, formerly also “sheath”) +‎ -al. Said to have been formed after Medieval Latin fotrale, but this is sparsely attested and no earlier than the German; thus perhaps inspired by Middle French fourrel, from Old French forrel (11th c.). All words ultimately derive from Proto-Germanic *fōdrą (“sheath, lining”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fʊtəˈʁaːl/
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Noun

Futteral n (strong, genitive Futterals or (less common) Futterales, plural Futterale)

  1. case, sheath, étui
    Synonym: Etui

Declension

Declension of Futteral [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Futteral die Futterale
genitive eines des Futterals, Futterales1 der Futterale
dative einem dem Futteral, Futterale1,2 den Futteralen
accusative ein das Futteral die Futterale

1Less common.
2Now rare, see notes.

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