Passepartout

See also: passepartout and passe-partout

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French passe-partout.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paspaʁˈtuː/
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  • Rhymes: -uː

Noun

Passepartout n or m (strong, genitive Passepartouts, plural Passepartouts)

  1. matte (thick paper or paperboard border used to inset and center the contents of a frame)
  2. (chiefly Switzerland) master key (a key that opens a set of several locks)
    Synonyms: Hauptschlüssel, Zentralschlüssel, Generalschlüssel
  3. (chiefly Switzerland) season ticket
    Synonym: Dauerkarte

Declension

Declension of Passepartout [neuter // masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das, der Passepartout die Passepartouts
genitive eines des Passepartouts der Passepartouts
dative einem dem Passepartout den Passepartouts
accusative ein, einen das, den Passepartout die Passepartouts

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