Type

See also: type, typé, and -type

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French type, from Latin typus, from Ancient Greek τῠ́πος (tŭ́pos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtyːpə/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Hyphenation: Ty‧pe
• Rhymes: -yːpə

Noun

Type f (genitive Type, plural Typen)

1. a type in typesetting

   Synonym: Letter

   Die Typen liegen im Setzkasten.

   The types are in the type case.

2. a type of a typewriter or some kinds of printer

   Die Typen sind verklemmt.

   The types are jammed.

3. (dated) bloke, guy (unspecified person referred to in a somewhat disrespectful way)

   Synonym: Typ

   Was für ’ne komische Type!

   What an odd fellow!

Declension

Declension of Type [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Type	die	Typen
genitive	einer	der	Type	der	Typen
dative	einer	der	Type	den	Typen
accusative	eine	die	Type	die	Typen

Derived terms

• Drucktype
• Typenhebel
• Typenrad
• Typenreiniger

Related terms

• Stenotypist

References

• Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Further reading

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