Kartusche

German

Alternative forms
  • Kardusche

Etymology

Borrowed from French cartouche, from Italian cartuccia. Doublet of Kartätsche.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kaʁˈtʊʃə/
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Noun

Kartusche f (genitive Kartusche, plural Kartuschen)

  1. (firearms) cartridge case, casing (parts of a round of ammunition exclusive of the projectile)
    Synonym: Patronenhülse
  2. (printing) ink cartridge
    Synonym: Patrone
  3. (gas cooker) canister
  4. (architecture) cartouche

Declension
Declension of Kartusche [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Kartusche die Kartuschen
genitive einer der Kartusche der Kartuschen
dative einer der Kartusche den Kartuschen
accusative eine die Kartusche die Kartuschen

Derived terms
  • Gaskartusche
  • Stechkartusche

Further reading
  • “Kartusche” in Duden online
  • “Kartusche” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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