Klebeband
German
A roll of sellotape / Scotch tape
A roll of office tape
Alternative forms
- Klebband (Switzerland)
Etymology
kleben (“to stick, to glue”) + Band (“tape”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkleːbəˌbant]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Kle‧be‧band
- Rhymes: -ant
Noun
Klebeband n (strong, genitive Klebebandes or Klebebands, plural Klebebänder)
- adhesive tape (in general)
- (slightly formal) parcel tape, packing tape, box-sealing tape (for packets)
- Synonym: Packband
- (UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ) sellotape; (UK, AU) sticky tape; (US) Scotch tape; adhesive tape, office tape
Declension
Declension of Klebeband [neuter, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das | Klebeband | die | Klebebänder |
genitive | eines | des | Klebebandes, Klebebands | der | Klebebänder |
dative | einem | dem | Klebeband, Klebebande1 | den | Klebebändern |
accusative | ein | das | Klebeband | die | Klebebänder |
1Now rare, see notes.
Synonyms
Further reading
- Klebeband on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Klebeband” in Duden online