Schalter

German

Etymology

From schalten +‎ -er.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃaltɐ/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Schal‧ter

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. agent noun of schalten
    1. switch (device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow)
    2. information window, ticket window, box office (staffed cabin)
    3. (by extension) a counter in a train station, bank, state office, or similar place where a cabin as above would normally be found (even if it happens not to be one)

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  • Abschalter
  • Ausschalter
  • Bankschalter
  • Drehschalter
  • Einschalter
  • Fahrkartenschalter
  • Kippschalter
  • Lichtschalter
  • Postschalter
  • Schalterbeamte
  • Schalterdienst
  • Schalterfenster
  • Schaltergebühr
  • Schalterhalle
  • Schalteröffnung
  • Schalterraum
  • Schalterschließung
  • Schalterzeiten
  • Umschalter
  • Wechselschalter
  • Zugschalter

Descendants
  • Turkish: şalter

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