Scheuklappe

German

Etymology

scheuen (“to shrink from”) +‎ Klappe (“flap”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɔɪ̯ˌklapə/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Scheuklappe f (genitive Scheuklappe, plural Scheuklappen)

1. blinder, blinker (screen attached to a horse's bridle)
2. (figurative, in the plural) blinker, narrow-mindedness

   Scheuklappen tragen ― to be blinkered

Declension

Declension of Scheuklappe [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Scheuklappe	die	Scheuklappen
genitive	einer	der	Scheuklappe	der	Scheuklappen
dative	einer	der	Scheuklappe	den	Scheuklappen
accusative	eine	die	Scheuklappe	die	Scheuklappen

Holonyms

• Zaumzeug
• Pferdegeschirr

Descendants

• Norwegian Bokmål: skyklapp

Further reading

• “Scheuklappe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Scheuklappe” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Scheuklappe” in Duden online