Makulatur

== German == === Etymology === Ca. 1500, a learned borrowing from Latin maculātūra in the context of printing. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /makulaˈtuːr/, [ˌma.ku.laˈtu(ː)ɐ̯], [-kʊ-] Hyphenation: Ma‧ku‧la‧tur === Noun === Makulatur f (genitive Makulatur, plural Makulaturen) (printing) spoilage, misprinted paper (archaic or regional) synonym of Altpapier (“wastepaper, used paper”) (figuratively) something irrelevant, meaningless, worthless ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Makel === Further reading === “Makulatur” in Duden online