Separee
See also: séparée and Séparée
German
Alternative forms
- Séparée
Etymology
19th century. Shortened from now archaic Chambre séparée (“private room”), a German coinage from French chambre séparée (“separate room”), not used as a fixed term in French.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌzeːpaˈʁeː/, /ˌzɛpa-/
- Rhymes: -eː
Noun
Separee n (genitive Separees, plural Separees)
- (restaurant, etc.) private room (room accessible only to those who have reserved it)
- (loosely) snug (freely accessible room which is somewhat secluded from the rest of the establishment)
Declension
Declension of Separee
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das | Separee | die | Separees |
genitive | eines | des | Separees | der | Separees |
dative | einem | dem | Separee | den | Separees |
accusative | ein | das | Separee | die | Separees |
Synonyms
- (snug): Hinterraum; Nebenraum; gemütliche Ecke
Further reading
- Separee in Duden online