Seihtuch

German

Etymology

From seihen +‎ Tuch.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzaɪ̯ˌtuːx/
  • Hyphenation: Seih‧tuch

Noun

Seihtuch n (strong, genitive Seihtuches or Seihtuchs, plural Seihtücher or Seihtuche)

  1. cheesecloth (loosely woven cotton gauze, originally used to wrap cheese, but now used for various culinary tasks and by farmers to shade crops and keep birds off)
    Synonyms: Koliertuch, Käsetuch, Mulltuch, Passiertuch

Declension

Declension of Seihtuch [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Seihtuch die Seihtücher, Seihtuche
genitive eines des Seihtuches, Seihtuchs der Seihtücher, Seihtuche
dative einem dem Seihtuch, Seihtuche1 den Seihtüchern, Seihtuchen
accusative ein das Seihtuch die Seihtücher, Seihtuche

1Now rare, see notes.

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