Noun
das Schott
Pronunciation: /ʃɔt/
bulkhead (watertight partition, e.g. on a ship)
C1
rank #8,033
plural Schotten
Meanings
Noun
- bulkhead (watertight partition, e.g. on a ship)
- partition, baffle
Example sentence
Die Besatzung schloss das Schott, bevor Wasser eindringen konnte.
The crew closed the bulkhead before water could get in.
Word forms
singular
das Schott
plural
die Schotten
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Schott
Accusativedas Schott
Dativedem Schott
Genitivedes Schotts
Plural
Nominativedie Schotten
Accusativedie Schotten
Dativeden Schotten
Genitiveder Schotten
Usage
- ein wasserdichtes Schott — a watertight bulkhead or partition on a ship
- Schott / Schotten — the neuter nautical noun has plural -en; not a reference to Scottish people here
Das Modell zeigt die Schotten zwischen den Abteilungen des Schiffes.
The model shows the bulkheads between the ship's compartments.