Separee

See also: séparée and Séparée

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

19th century. Shortened from now archaic Chambre séparée (“private room”), a German coinage from French chambre séparée (“separate room”), not used as a fixed term in French.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌzeːpaˈʁeː/, /ˌzɛpa-/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -eː

Noun

Separee n (strong, genitive Separees, plural Separees)

  1. (restaurant, etc.) private room (room accessible only to those who have reserved it)
  2. (loosely) snug (freely accessible room which is somewhat secluded from the rest of the establishment)
    Synonyms: Hinterraum, Nebenraum, gemütliche Ecke

Declension

Declension of Separee [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Separee die Separees
genitive eines des Separees der Separees
dative einem dem Separee den Separees
accusative ein das Separee die Separees

Further reading

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