Mappe

See also: mappe and mappé

German

Etymology

    Borrowed from Latin mappa (“napkin”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈmapə/
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    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Rhymes: -apə

    Noun

    Mappe f (genitive Mappe, plural Mappen, diminutive Mäppchen n)

    1. portfolio (case; collection)
    2. briefcase
    3. folder
    4. looseleaf binder

    Declension

    Declension of Mappe [feminine]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative eine die Mappe die Mappen
    genitive einer der Mappe der Mappen
    dative einer der Mappe den Mappen
    accusative eine die Mappe die Mappen

    Synonyms

    Derived terms

    • Abheftmappe
    • Aktenmappe
    • Dokumentenmappe
    • Federmappe
    • Flügelmappe
    • Klemmmappe
    • Ringmappe
    • Sammelmappe
    • Schulmappe
    • Stellmappe
    • Unterschriftenmappe
    • Zeichenmappe

    Descendants

    • → Czech: mapa
    • → Dutch: map
    • → Romanian: mapă

    Further reading

    • “Mappe”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)
    • “Mappe” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
    • “Mappe” in Duden online
    • “Mappe” in OpenThesaurus.de
    • Mappe on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de