Tüte

== German == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle Low German tûte, tǖte (“horn, conical paper bag”). Cognate with English tote (“bag”), Dutch tuit (“spout”). Further origin unknown, though has been suggested to be part of a sound-symbolic family of words including Zitze (“teat”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtyː.tə/ === Noun === Tüte f (genitive Tüte, plural Tüten, diminutive Tütchen n) a small to medium-sized bag, usually of paper or plastic (sometimes also of fabric, for which more properly Beutel is used) Synonym: (Austria, Bavaria) Sackerl Coordinate terms: Beutel, Tragetasche (Germany, especially eastern regions) ellipsis of Eistüte (“ice cream cone”) Synonyms: Waffel, (western Germany) Hörnchen, (Austria) Stanitzel, (Switzerland) Cornet (slang) joint, spliff (marijuana cigarette) Synonyms: Dübel, Joint ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Proper noun === die Tüte f (proper noun, genitive Tüte) (colloquial) The exit area of the subway stop Hauptbahnhof in Bielefeld ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Tüte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Tüte” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Tüte” in Duden online Tüte on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de