Klebeband

German

A roll of sellotape / Scotch tape

A roll of office tape

Alternative forms

• Klebband (Switzerland)

Etymology

kleben (“to stick, to glue”) +‎ Band (“tape”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkleːbəˌbant]

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• Hyphenation: Kle‧be‧band

Noun

Klebeband n (strong, genitive Klebebandes or Klebebands, plural Klebebänder)

1. adhesive tape (in general)
2. (slightly formal) parcel tape, packing tape, box-sealing tape (for packets)

   Synonym: Packband

3. (UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ) sellotape; (UK, AU) sticky tape; (US) Scotch tape; adhesive tape, office tape

   Synonyms: Klebefilm, Tesafilm, Tesa, Tixo

Declension

Declension of Klebeband [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Klebeband	die	Klebebänder
genitive	eines	des	Klebebandes, Klebebands	der	Klebebänder
dative	einem	dem	Klebeband, Klebebande1	den	Klebebändern
accusative	ein	das	Klebeband	die	Klebebänder

¹Now rare, see notes.

Synonyms

• Klebestreifen

Further reading

• Klebeband on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Klebeband” in Duden online