Mundschutz
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Mund (“mouth”) + Schutz (“protection”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Mundschutz m (strong, genitive Mundschutzes, plural Mundschutze or (rarely in Switzerland) Mundschütze) (chiefly in the singular)
- (medicine) surgical mask
- Synonyms: Mund-Nasen-Schutz, chirurgische Maske, Klinikmaske, OP-Gesichtsmaske
- (sports) mouthguard
Declension
[edit]Declension of Mundschutz [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Mundschutz | die | Mundschutze, Mundschütze2 |
genitive | eines | des | Mundschutzes | der | Mundschutze, Mundschütze2 |
dative | einem | dem | Mundschutz, Mundschutze1 | den | Mundschutzen, Mundschützen2 |
accusative | einen | den | Mundschutz | die | Mundschutze, Mundschütze2 |
1Now rare, see notes.
2Rarely in Switzerland.
Hypernyms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Mundschutz” in Duden online