Schablone

German

Etymology

18th century, from Low German Schablun, Schabbelun, from Middle Low German schaplūn, earlier schampeliōn (“pattern, shape, model”), from Middle Dutch schampelioen, from Middle French eschantillon, from Old French eschandillon (“standard”), from Vulgar Latin *scandiculum, derived from Latin scandula (“shingle”). Compare modern French échantillon.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃaˈbloːnə/
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Noun

Schablone f (genitive Schablone, plural Schablonen)

  1. template, stencil (physical object used for replicating outlines)
  2. (by extension) template, pattern, mould (generic model which other objects are based on or derived from)
    Synonyms: Form, Muster, Schema, Vorlage
  3. (figurative, uncountable) an unoriginal, clichéd way of doing something, cookie-cutter approach
    Synonym: Schema F

Declension

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

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

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