Queue

See also: queue

German

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French queue. Doublet of Coda.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /køː/

Noun

Queue m or n (strong, genitive Queues, plural Queues)

  1. (billiards, snooker, pool) cue
Usage notes
  • Originally neuter. Now predominantly masculine in Germany.
Declension
Declension of Queue [masculine // neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der, das Queue die Queues
genitive eines des Queues der Queues
dative einem dem Queue den Queues
accusative einen, ein den, das Queue die Queues

Noun

Queue f (genitive Queue, plural Queues)

  1. (military, archaic) the end of a column of troops
Declension
Declension of Queue [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Queue die Queues
genitive einer der Queue der Queues
dative einer der Queue den Queues
accusative eine die Queue die Queues

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English queue, from the French in etymology 1.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kjuː/

Noun

Queue f (genitive Queue, plural Queues)

  1. (computing) queue (waiting list, e.g. of tasks to be done)
Usage notes
  • Queue is one of a small number of German nouns which can or historically could have all three genders; see the appendix.
Declension
Declension of Queue [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Queue die Queues
genitive einer der Queue der Queues
dative einer der Queue den Queues
accusative eine die Queue die Queues

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