Kajüte

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Low German kajüte, which is probably borrowed from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Dutch kayhute, though the latter is attested somewhat later. Further origin unsettled; traditionally held to be of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French origin. Compare modern Dutch kajuit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈjyːtə/

Noun

Kajüte f (genitive Kajüte, plural Kajüten)

1. cabin on a ship, for sailors

Usage notes

• More convenient cabins for passengers are usually not called Kajüte, but Kabine.

Further reading

• “Kajüte” in Duden online