Noun
das Parkett
Pronunciation: /parˈkɛt/
parquet (kind of floor)
C1
rank #8,097
plural Parkette
Meanings
Noun
- parquet (kind of floor)
- parquet, parquet circle (lower ranks in a theatre)
Example sentence
In der ganzen Wohnung liegt altes Parkett.
There is old parquet flooring throughout the entire flat.
Word forms
singular
das Parkett
plural
die Parkette
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Parkett
Accusativedas Parkett
Dativedem Parkett
Genitivedes Parketts
Plural
Nominativedie Parkette
Accusativedie Parkette
Dativeden Parketten
Genitiveder Parkette
Usage
- Parkett verlegen — lay parquet flooring; verlegen is the usual installation verb
- das Parkett im Theater — a separate sense: the theatre's stalls or ground-floor seating
Unter dem alten Teppich kam gut erhaltenes Parkett zum Vorschein.
Well-preserved parquet flooring emerged beneath the old carpet.