Quetsche

See also: quetsche

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkvɛt͡ʃə]
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

Quetsche f (genitive Quetsche, plural Quetschen)

  1. (Lorraine, Alsace, Saarland, Luxembourg) alternative form of Zwetschge

Etymology 2

    Deverbal from quetschen.

    Noun

    Quetsche f (genitive Quetsche, plural Quetschen)

    1. a method, application or instance of squeezing
    2. (Southern Germany, Austria, slang) squeezebox
    Declension
    Declension of Quetsche [feminine]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative eine die Quetsche die Quetschen
    genitive einer der Quetsche der Quetschen
    dative einer der Quetsche den Quetschen
    accusative eine die Quetsche die Quetschen
    Derived terms

    Further reading

    • “Quetsche” in Duden online
    • “Quetsche”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)
    • J. C. Adelung (1793–1801), “Quetsche”, in Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart (in German), 2nd edition
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