die Schürze

B2

apron

English meaning
apron
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Schürzen
Vocabulary package
Getting Dressed & Laundry

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Schürze in a sentence

Die Köchin trug eine weiße Schürze in der Küche.

The cook wore a white apron in the kitchen.

Declension of die Schürze

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Schürzedie Schürzen
Accusativedie Schürzedie Schürzen
Dativeder Schürzeden Schürzen
Genitiveder Schürzeder Schürzen

Where Schürze comes from

spätmittelhochdeutsch schurz, belegt seit dem 14. Jahrhundert, das Femininum Schürze ist hochdeutsch erst seit dem 17. Jahrhundert belegt; zugrunde liegt letztlich das germanische Adjektiv *skurta- „kurz“

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Questions about Schürze

Is it der, die or das Schürze?

It is die Schürze — Schürze is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Schürzen.

What is the plural of Schürze?

The plural of die Schürze is die Schürzen.

What is the genitive of Schürze?

The genitive singular is der Schürze. The dative plural is den Schürzen.

What does Schürze mean in English?

die Schürze means "apron". For example: "Die Köchin trug eine weiße Schürze in der Küche." — "The cook wore a white apron in the kitchen."

What level is Schürze in German?

Schürze is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the getting dressed & laundry vocabulary.

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