Türspalt

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Tür + Spalt

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtyːɐ̯ˌʃpalt/
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Noun

Türspalt m (strong, genitive Türspaltes or Türspalts, plural Türspalte)

  1. door gap
    • c. 1914, Franz Kafka, Der Prozess [The Trial], Berlin: Die Schmiede, published 1925:
      In seiner Hilflosigkeit und da keine Zeit zu verlieren war, flüsterte er durch den Türspalt: „Fräulein Bürstner.“
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Declension

Further reading

  • Türspalt” in Duden online
  • Türspalt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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