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The article for

Passepartout

das Passepartout

Passepartout is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
die Passepartouts

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it das Passepartout?

No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Passepartout, so learn the two together: das Passepartout.

Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] Picture frame made of cardboard

[1] Bilderrahmen aus Karton

[2] General key, which fits immediately and everywhere in all locks

[2] Generalschlüssel, der sofort und überall in alle Schlösser passt

[3] Octed: Free pass, access authorization, backstage passport

[3] veraltet: Freipass, Zugangsberechtigung, Backstage-Pass

[4] Octed: season ticket

[4] veraltet: Dauerkarte

Examples

[1] Many a photo sees better with a passing party

[1] So manches Foto sieht mit einem Passepartout besser aus.

[2] Do you have a passe -partout

[2] Haben Sie ein Passepartout dabei?
More source examples (1)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[2] "Because he carries a passportout with him in his head, which gives him access - in all directions - to thoughts, feelings and otherwise never discovered puzzles"

[2] „Denn er trägt in seinem Kopf ein Passepartout mit sich herum, das ihm Zugang – in alle Himmelsrichtungen – zu Gedanken, Gefühlen und sonst nie entdeckten Rätselhaftigkeiten erlaubt.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Passepartout die Passepartouts
Genitiv des Passepartouts der Passepartouts
Dativ dem Passepartout den Passepartouts
Akkusativ das Passepartout die Passepartouts

Pronunciation

In context

[1] Portrait im Passepartout
[1] Portrait im Passepartout Wikimedia Commons

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