Autoschlüssel

German

car key of a Fiat from 1980

Etymology

Compound of Auto (“car”) +‎ Schlüssel (“key”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaʊ̯toˌʃlʏsl̩/, /ˈaʊ̯toˌʃlʏsəl/

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• Hyphenation: Au‧to‧schlüs‧sel

Noun

Autoschlüssel m (strong, genitive Autoschlüssels, plural Autoschlüssel)

1. car key, ignition key

   Synonym: Zündschlüssel

Declension

Declension of Autoschlüssel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Autoschlüssel	die	Autoschlüssel
genitive	eines	des	Autoschlüssels	der	Autoschlüssel
dative	einem	dem	Autoschlüssel	den	Autoschlüsseln
accusative	einen	den	Autoschlüssel	die	Autoschlüssel

Hypernyms

• Schlüssel

Related terms

• Autohof m (“roadhouse”)
• Autotür f
• Autotürschloss n
• Autoverkehr m (“motor traffic”)
• Haustürschlüssel m (“front door key”)
• Maulschlüssel m (“open end spanner”)
• Notenschlüssel m (“clef”)
• Schlüsselbein n (“collarbone”)
• Schlüsselbund n or m (“bunch of keys”)
• Schlüsselring m (“keyring”)
• Türschlüssel m

Further reading

• “Autoschlüssel” in Duden online
• “Autoschlüssel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Autoschlüssel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon