Type

See also: type, typé, and -type

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French type, from Latin typus, from Ancient Greek τῠ́πος (tŭ́pos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtyːpə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ty‧pe
  • Rhymes: -yːpə

Noun

Type f (genitive Type, plural Typen)

  1. a type in typesetting
    Synonym: Letter
    Die Typen liegen im Setzkasten.
    The types are in the type case.
  2. a type of a typewriter or some kinds of printer
    Die Typen sind verklemmt.
    The types are jammed.
  3. (dated) an unspecified person referred to in a somewhat respectless way; bloke
    Synonym: Typ
    Was für ’ne komische Type!
    What an odd fellow!

Declension

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

Derived terms

  • Stenotypist
  • Typenhebel
  • Typenrad
  • Typenreiniger

References

Further reading

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