Schalter

== German == === Etymology === From schalten +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃaltɐ/ Hyphenation: Schal‧ter === Noun === Schalter m (strong, genitive Schalters, plural Schalter) agent noun of schalten switch (device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow) information window, ticket window, box office (staffed cabin) (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 ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Turkish: şalter Hebrew: שלטר === Further reading === “Schalter”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Schalter” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Schalter” in Duden online