Karte

See also: karte, kartē, kārtē, kārte, and kartë

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Late Middle High German karte (“stiff sheet of paper”), from Old French carte, from Latin charta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs). Compare Dutch kaart, English card, Yiddish קאָרט (kort), Low German Kaart, Koort. Doublet of Charta, Charte, Karton, and Kartonage. See also Charter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkartə/, [ˈkaʁtə], [ˈkaɐ̯tə], [ˈkaːtə] (Germany)
  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈkartɛ/, [ˈkaʁtɛ], [ˈkaɐ̯tɛ], [ˈkaːtɛ] (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland)
  • Audio (Austria):(file)
  • Homophone: Kate (some speakers)

Noun

Karte f (genitive Karte, plural Karten, diminutive Kärtchen n)

  1. card
  2. map, chart
  3. ellipsis of Speisekarte: menu
  4. ticket
  5. (differential geometry) coordinate chart
    Synonym: Flachmacher

Declension

Declension of Karte [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Karte die Karten
genitive einer der Karte der Karten
dative einer der Karte den Karten
accusative eine die Karte die Karten

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Japanese: カルテ (karute)
  • → Latvian: karte, kārts
  • → Polish: karta (see there for further descendants)
  • → Yiddish: קאַרטע (karte)

Further reading

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