Raster

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rāster, from rāstrum (“rake”, noun), 19th c.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁastɐ/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Noun

Raster n (strong, genitive Rasters, plural Raster)

1. raster (pattern of parallel lines that form the display of an image)
2. (figuratively) framework, schema

   Synonyms: Muster, Schema

   Diese Ideen lassen sich in kein Raster einordnen.

   These ideas cannot be put into any kind of framework.

Declension

Declension of Raster [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Raster	die	Raster
genitive	eines	des	Rasters	der	Raster
dative	einem	dem	Raster	den	Rastern
accusative	ein	das	Raster	die	Raster

Derived terms

• Rasterfahndung

Descendants

• → English: raster

Further reading

• “Raster” in Duden online
• “Raster” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache