Selters
German
Etymology
The water is named after the village, famous for its natural springs since antiquity.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzɛltɐs/
(file)
Noun
Selters n or f (strong, genitive Selters, plural Selters)
- Clipping of Selterswasser; seltzer
- Synonyms: Sprudel, Sprudelwasser
- 1997, “Sekt oder Selters”, performed by Fettes Brot:
- Der Teufel hat den Sekt gemacht / Die Selters kommt von Gott
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
Declension
Declension of Selters [neuter // feminine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein, eine | das, die | Selters | die | Selters |
genitive | eines, einer | des, der | Selters | der | Selters |
dative | einem, einer | dem, der | Selters | den | Selters |
accusative | ein, eine | das, die | Selters | die | Selters |
Alternative forms
- Selter
Derived terms
- Sekt oder Selters
Proper noun
Selters n (proper noun, genitive Selters' or (with an article) Selters)
- A village in Limburg-Weilburg district, Hesse, Germany
Further reading
- “Selters” in Duden online
- “Selters” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Selters (Lahn) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia