Makulatur

German

FWOTD – 31 March 2014

Etymology

Ca. 1500, a learned borrowing from Latin maculātūra in the context of printing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /makulaˈtuːr/, [ˌma.ku.laˈtu(ː)ɐ̯], [-kʊ-]
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ma‧ku‧la‧tur

Noun

Makulatur f (genitive Makulatur, plural Makulaturen)

  1. (printing) spoilage, misprinted paper
  2. (archaic or regional) synonym of Altpapier (“wastepaper, used paper”)
  3. (figuratively) something irrelevant, meaningless, worthless
    Durch die neuesten Entwicklungen sind all diese Beschlüsse bereits Makulatur.
    The most recent developments have already made these resolutions irrelevant.
    Der Treffer zum 1:3 in der Nachspielzeit war nur noch Makulatur.
    The 1-3 goal in injury time was ultimately irrelevant.
    • 2010 June, Erich Schneeweiß, “Schulentwicklung in der Praxis”, in Sozialimpulse:
      Heute sind die Bedenken von damals Makulatur.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of Makulatur [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Makulatur die Makulaturen
genitive einer der Makulatur der Makulaturen
dative einer der Makulatur den Makulaturen
accusative eine die Makulatur die Makulaturen

Further reading

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