Sudelbuch
German
Etymology
sudeln (“to blot, to scrawl”) + Buch (“book”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzuːdəlˌbuːx/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Su‧del‧buch
Noun
Sudelbuch m (strong, genitive Sudelbuches or Sudelbuchs, plural Sudelbücher)
- (obsolete, business) wastebook (temporary notebook in which details of transactions were entered as they happened, to be copied into formal ledgers later)
- Synonyms: Kladde, Stratze
- (by extension) notebook, notepad
Declension
Declension of Sudelbuch [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Sudelbuch | die | Sudelbücher |
| genitive | eines | des | Sudelbuches, Sudelbuchs | der | Sudelbücher |
| dative | einem | dem | Sudelbuch, Sudelbuche1 | den | Sudelbüchern |
| accusative | einen | den | Sudelbuch | die | Sudelbücher |
1Now rare, see notes.
Further reading
- Sudelbuch on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Sudelbuch” in Duden online
- “Sudelbuch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache