Krawatte

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French cravate. Compare English cravat and Spanish corbata. Doublet of Kroate (“Croat”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʁaˈvatə/
  • Audio (Austria):(file)
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  • Rhymes: -atə

Noun

Krawatte f (genitive Krawatte, plural Krawatten)

  1. necktie
    Synonym: Schlips

Declension

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

Descendants

  • → Czech: kravata
  • → Danish: kravat
  • → Serbo-Croatian: kravata
  • → Slovak: kravata
  • → Ukrainian: краватка (kravatka)

Further reading

  • “Krawatte” in Duden online
  • “Krawatte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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