Tesafilm

German
A roll of office tape
A roll of sellotape / Scotch tape

Etymology

From Tesa +‎ Film. The former is a trademark; see the lemma.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈteːzaˌfɪlm/
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Noun

Tesafilm m or n (strong, genitive Tesafilmes or Tesafilms, plural Tesafilme)

  1. (slightly informal) (UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ) sellotape; (UK, AU) sticky tape; (US) Scotch tape; adhesive tape, office tape
    Synonyms: Tesa, Klebefilm, Klebeband
  2. (uncommon) adhesive tape in general
    Synonyms: Tesa, Klebeband

Usage notes
  • The word is regularly masculine (after Film). In practice, it is not seldom neuter (after the synonyms Tesa and Klebeband).

Declension
Declension of Tesafilm [masculine // neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der, das Tesafilm die Tesafilme
genitive eines des Tesafilmes, Tesafilms der Tesafilme
dative einem dem Tesafilm, Tesafilme1 den Tesafilmen
accusative einen, ein den, das Tesafilm die Tesafilme

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading
  • “Tesafilm” in Duden online
  • “Tesafilm” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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