Esstisch
See also: Eßtisch
German
Alternative forms
- Esztisch (obsolete)
- Eßtisch (especially pre-1996)
Pronunciation
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Noun
Esstisch m (genitive Esstisches or Esstischs, plural Esstische)
- table upon which meals are eaten; eating table; dinner table
Usage notes
Esstisch has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). (Previously, it had been deprecated by the German Orthographic Conference of 1901.)
Declension
Declension of Esstisch
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Esstisch | die | Esstische |
| genitive | eines | des | Esstisches, Esstischs | der | Esstische |
| dative | einem | dem | Esstisch, Esstische1 | den | Esstischen |
| accusative | einen | den | Esstisch | die | Esstische |
1Now uncommon, see notes