Schatten

See also: schatten

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German schate, schatwe, schatewe, schetewe, from Old High German scato, from Proto-West Germanic *skadu; akin to Old Saxon skado, Dutch schaduw, English shadow and shade. More at shadow.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃatən/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Schat‧ten
  • Rhymes: -atn̩

Noun

Schatten m (strong, genitive Schattens, plural Schatten)

  1. shade, shadow
    Der Schatten wandert
    The shadow moves (during the day)
    • 2002, “Schatten werfen keine Schatten”, in Tocotronic, performed by Tocotronic:
      Denn wir wissen ganz bestimmt / Dass wir beide Schatten sind
      For we know with certainty / That we are both shadows

Declension

Declension of Schatten [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schatten die Schatten
genitive eines des Schattens der Schatten
dative einem dem Schatten den Schatten
accusative einen den Schatten die Schatten

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