Zündschlüssel

German

Etymology

Compound of zünden (“to ignite”) +‎ Schlüssel (“key”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtsʏntˌʃlʏsl̩/, /ˈtsʏntˌʃlʏsəl/
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Hyphenation: Zünd‧schlüs‧sel
Rhymes: -ʏsl̩

Noun

Zündschlüssel m (strong, genitive Zündschlüssels, plural Zündschlüssel)

ignition key, car key
Synonym: Autoschlüssel

Declension

Declension of Zündschlüssel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Zündschlüssel	die	Zündschlüssel
genitive	eines	des	Zündschlüssels	der	Zündschlüssel
dative	einem	dem	Zündschlüssel	den	Zündschlüsseln
accusative	einen	den	Zündschlüssel	die	Zündschlüssel

Hypernyms

Schlüssel

Related terms

Haustürschlüssel m (“front door key”)
Maulschlüssel m
Notenschlüssel m (“clef”)
Schlüsselbund n or m (“bunch of keys”)
Schlüsselring m (“keyring”)
Zündholz n (“match”)
Zündkerze f (“spark plug”)
Zündung f (“ignition”)
Zündvorgang m

Further reading

“Zündschlüssel” in Duden online
“Zündschlüssel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Zündschlüssel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon