Tute
German
Etymology
From Middle Low German tûte (“conical object”). Doublet of Tüte. It is usually thought that the verb tuten (“to toot, hoot”) is an originally unrelated onomatopoeia, though both words have certainly influenced each other. Alternatively, the verb might have been derived from the noun or vice versa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtuːtə/
Noun
Tute f (genitive Tute, plural Tuten)
- (informal) horn, bugle, hooter
- Synonyms: Blashorn, Signalhorn, Hupe, Trompete
- Obsolete form of Tüte (“paper bag”).
Declension
Declension of Tute
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Tute | die | Tuten |
| genitive | einer | der | Tute | der | Tuten |
| dative | einer | der | Tute | den | Tuten |
| accusative | eine | die | Tute | die | Tuten |
Related terms
- tuten