Schlüsselwort

German

Etymology

Schlüssel +‎ Wort.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃlʏsl̩ˌvɔʁt/, [ˈʃlʏsl̩ˌvɔʁt], [ˌ-vɔɐ̯t]

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• Hyphenation: Schlüs‧sel‧wort

Noun

Schlüsselwort n (strong, genitive Schlüsselwortes or Schlüsselworts, plural Schlüsselwörter or Schlüsselworte)

1. keyword

   Synonym: Passwort

Declension

Declension of Schlüsselwort [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Schlüsselwort	die	Schlüsselwörter, Schlüsselworte
genitive	eines	des	Schlüsselwortes, Schlüsselworts	der	Schlüsselwörter, Schlüsselworte
dative	einem	dem	Schlüsselwort, Schlüsselworte1	den	Schlüsselwörtern, Schlüsselworten
accusative	ein	das	Schlüsselwort	die	Schlüsselwörter, Schlüsselworte

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• schlüsselwortartig

Related terms

• Schlüsseldienst
• Sprichwort

Further reading

• “Schlüsselwort” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Schlüsselwort” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Schlüsselwort” in Duden online