alter Hut
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /altɐ ˈhuːt/
Audio (ein alter Hut sein) (file)
Noun
alter Hut m (strong, definite nominative der alte Hut, genitive (des) alten Hutes or (des) alten Huts, plural alte Hüte, definite plural die alten Hüte)
- (idiomatic) Something familiar and hackneyed; something that is old hat.
- Synonym: kalter Kaffee
- 2017 July 10, Thomas Heuzeroth, “Italienische Momente”, in Die Welt, archived from the original on 2022 July 5:
- Car-Sharing […] ist für viele Städter bereits ein alter Hut. Doch kaum zeigt sich die Sonne, kommt schon der nächste Trend: Elektro-Roller.
- Carsharing has become old hat for many city-dwellers now. But just as the sun appears on their morning commutes, a new trend is showing itself: e-scooters.
Declension
Declension of alter Hut [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | |||
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masculine gender | strong declension | |||
nominative | alter Hut | alte Hüte | ||
genitive | alten Hutes, alten Huts | alter Hüte | ||
dative | altem Hut, altem Hute1 | alten Hüten | ||
accusative | alten Hut | alte Hüte | ||
weak declension | ||||
nominative | der | alte Hut | die | alten Hüte |
genitive | des | alten Hutes, alten Huts | der | alten Hüte |
dative | dem | alten Hut, alten Hute1 | den | alten Hüten |
accusative | den | alten Hut | die | alten Hüte |
mixed declension | ||||
nominative | ein | alter Hut | (keine) | alten Hüte |
genitive | eines | alten Hutes, alten Huts | (keiner) | alten Hüte |
dative | einem | alten Hut, alten Hute1 | (keinen) | alten Hüten |
accusative | einen | alten Hut | (keine) | alten Hüte |
1Now rare, see notes.
Further reading
- “alter Hut” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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