Schlüsselloch

German

Etymology

From Schlüssel (“key”) +‎ Loch (“hole”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃlʏsl̩lɔx/

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• Hyphenation: Schlüs‧sel‧loch

Noun

Schlüsselloch n (strong, genitive Schlüsselloches or Schlüssellochs, plural Schlüssellöcher)

1. keyhole

Declension

Declension of Schlüsselloch [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Schlüsselloch	die	Schlüssellöcher
genitive	eines	des	Schlüsselloches, Schlüssellochs	der	Schlüssellöcher
dative	einem	dem	Schlüsselloch, Schlüsselloche1	den	Schlüssellöchern
accusative	ein	das	Schlüsselloch	die	Schlüssellöcher

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• Schlüsseldienst
• Schlüsselklirren
• Knopfloch
• Sommerloch

Further reading

• “Schlüsselloch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Schlüsselloch” in Duden online