Schleuse

German

Etymology

From Dutch sluis (“sluice”), from Middle Dutch slūse, sluise, from Old French escluse (French écluse).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈʃlɔɪ̯.zə]
Rhymes: -ɔɪ̯zə

Noun

Schleuse f (genitive Schleuse, plural Schleusen)

sluice
lock (water transport)

Declension

Declension of Schleuse

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Schleuse	die	Schleusen
genitive	einer	der	Schleuse	der	Schleusen
dative	einer	der	Schleuse	den	Schleusen
accusative	eine	die	Schleuse	die	Schleusen

Further reading

Schleuse in Duden online

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