Makulatur
German
FWOTD – 31 March 2014
Etymology
From Latin maculatura.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [makulaˈtuːɐ̯]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Ma‧ku‧la‧tur
Noun
Makulatur f (genitive Makulatur, plural Makulaturen)
- wastepaper
- (figuratively) something worthless or meaningless
- 2010, Erich Schneeweiß, “Schulentwicklung in der Praxis”, in Sozialimpulse, June 2010
- Heute sind die Bedenken von damals Makulatur.
- 2010, Erich Schneeweiß, “Schulentwicklung in der Praxis”, in Sozialimpulse, June 2010
- (printing) spoilage
Declension
Declension of Makulatur
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Makulatur | die | Makulaturen |
| genitive | einer | der | Makulatur | der | Makulaturen |
| dative | einer | der | Makulatur | den | Makulaturen |
| accusative | eine | die | Makulatur | die | Makulaturen |
Further reading
- Makulatur in Duden online
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