Definition
A small device used to sharpen the point of a pencil.
Translations
- English
- pencil sharpener
- Français
- taille-crayon
- Türkçe
- kalemtıraş
- Polski
- temperówka
- Русский
- точилка
- Українська
- точилка
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Spitzer
- A1
- Noun
- Education & Learning
pencil sharpener
/deːɐ̯ ˈʃpɪt͡sɐ/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- der
- Gender
- Masculine
- Plural
- Spitzer
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Derived word
- Topics
- Education & LearningPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Spitzer liegt im Mäppchen.NominativSing.The pencil sharpener is in the pencil case.
- Hast du einen Spitzer für meinen Bleistift?AkkusativSing.Do you have a pencil sharpener for my pencil?
- Ich brauche den Spitzer für meinen Bleistift.AkkusativSing.I need the pencil sharpener for my pencil.
- Die Klinge des Spitzers ist scharf.GenitivSing.The blade of the pencil sharpener is sharp.
- Die Spitzer liegen in der Schublade.NominativPlur.The pencil sharpeners are in the drawer.
- Die Schule kauft neue Spitzer.AkkusativPlur.The school buys new pencil sharpeners.
- Mit den Spitzern machen wir die Bleistifte wieder scharf.DativPlur.We sharpen the pencils with the pencil sharpeners.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Spitzer/ˈʃpɪt͡sɐ/
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Article phrase
der Spitzer/deːɐ̯ ˈʃpɪt͡sɐ/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Spitzer | die Spitzer |
| Akkusativ | den Spitzer | die Spitzer |
| Dativ | dem Spitzer | den Spitzern |
| Genitiv | des Spitzers | der Spitzer |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeinen Spitzer brauchen
- Collocationden Spitzer benutzen
- Prepositional constructionmit dem Spitzermit + Dativ
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
No semantic relations have been added for this sense.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeDerived word
- SpitzRoot or stem
- erSuffix