Schleuse

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German slūse, from Middle Dutch slūse, sluise, from Old French escluse (French écluse).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃlɔɪ̯.zə] (Germany)
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  • IPA(key): [ˈʃlɔɛ̯.sɛ] (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland)
  • Rhymes: -ɔɪ̯zə

Noun

Schleuse f (genitive Schleuse, plural Schleusen)

  1. sluice
  2. lock (water transport)

Declension

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

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Polish: śluza
  • → Silesian: szlojsa

Further reading

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