Toastbrot

German
A untoasted slice of sandwich bread
A toasted slice of sandwich bread

Etymology

Toast +‎ Brot

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtoːstˌbʁoːt/
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Noun

Toastbrot n (strong, genitive Toastbrotes or Toastbrots, plural Toastbrote)

  1. sandwich bread, sandwich loaf; soft white bread, typically roughly quadratic, as commonly used for sandwiches in Anglo-Saxon countries
  2. toast (toasted bread)
    Synonym: Toast

Usage notes
  • Note that Toastbrot refers to the sort of bread as such and does not necessarily imply that it has been or is to be toasted. This bread is rarely eaten untoasted in German-speaking Europe, however.

Declension
Declension of Toastbrot [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Toastbrot die Toastbrote
genitive eines des Toastbrotes, Toastbrots der Toastbrote
dative einem dem Toastbrot, Toastbrote1 den Toastbroten
accusative ein das Toastbrot die Toastbrote

1Now rare, see notes.

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