Tableau

See also: tableau

German

Etymology

    Borrowed from French tableau.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [taˈbloː]
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Rhymes: -oː

    Noun

    Tableau n (strong, genitive Tableaus, plural Tableaus)

    1. (theater, film) tableau (arrangement of actors on stage or screen)
    2. (dated) painting
    3. (Austria) display poster
    4. (Austria) table, chart, ranking
    5. (Austria, dated) tenant directory
    6. (literary criticism) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

    Declension

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

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