Necessaire

See also: necessaire and nécessaire

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

First attested in the 18th century. Borrowed from French nécessaire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nesɛˈsɛːr/, [ˌnɛ.səˈsɛ(ː)ɐ̯], [-ˈseːɐ̯], (pretonic syllables less often also) [ˌneː-], [-se-], [-sɛ-]
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ne‧ces‧saire

Noun

Necessaire n (strong, genitive Necessaires, plural Necessaires)

  1. a bag or set holding utensils for personal needs such as hygiene, manicure, sewing
  2. (especially) washbag, toiletry bag
    Synonyms: Kulturbeutel m, Kulturtasche f; Waschbeutel m, Waschtasche f

Declension

Declension of Necessaire [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Necessaire die Necessaires
genitive eines des Necessaires der Necessaires
dative einem dem Necessaire den Necessaires
accusative ein das Necessaire die Necessaires

Hyponyms

  • Reisenecessaire

Further reading

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