Noun
das Gedeck
Pronunciation: /ɡəˈdɛk/
place setting, cover
C2
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plural Gedecke
Meanings
Noun
- place setting, cover
- place setting; cover (a person’s setting of cutlery etc. at a set table)
Example sentence
An diesem Tisch fehlt noch ein Gedeck.
There's still a place setting missing at this table.
Word forms
singular
das Gedeck
plural
die Gedecke
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Gedeck
Accusativedas Gedeck
Dativedem Gedeck
Genitivedes Gedecks
Plural
Nominativedie Gedecke
Accusativedie Gedecke
Dativeden Gedecken
Genitiveder Gedecke
Usage
- ein Gedeck auflegen — Lay out a place setting for one person.
- Gedeck / Besteck — The whole place setting versus the cutlery it includes.
Für den zusätzlichen Gast stellte sie noch ein Gedeck bereit.
She set out another place setting for the additional guest.