# der Zettel

der Zettel is a German noun meaning “note”. Forms: des Zettels, die Zettel.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Zettels
- Plural: die Zettel

## In other languages

- Русский: бумажка, листок, записка
- Українська: папірець, аркуш, записка

## Noun

1. a small or loose piece of paper, slip
   - der schutzengel [...] sträuet etliche zettele nider, darauf schöne sprüch aus heiliger schrift wider die hoffart — the guardian angel scatters a number of loose pages from above, on which are fine sayings from the holy writ against the sin of pride
2. note, message, letter
   - 1511, Albrecht von Eyb, Spiegel der Sitten, Augsburg, 92v. (O 2b) — he [Constantine] took such letters of complaint [against the bishops], burned them, and said …
3. poster, placard, public notice
   - 1725, Chr. Thomasius, Gedanken und Erinnerungen, Marburg, 3, 104 — nevertheless Mr. d. Pf. had my poster taken down from the [university's] bulletin board

## Noun

1. warp
   - kainen zettel innemen oder wúrken, er hab in dann selbs gezettlet — [he should] take over or work no warp, unless that he has himself warped it

## Examples

- Tom verbarg einige Zettel hinter seinem Rücken. — Tom hid some papers behind his back.
- Tom und Maria mussten zum Direktor, weil sie im Unterricht Zettelchen ausgetauscht hatten. — Tom and Mary were sent to the principal's office for passing notes in class.
- Geben Sie mir einen Zettel zum Beschreiben. — Give me a piece of paper to write on.
- Sie tauschten während des Unterrichtes Zettel aus. — They passed notes during class.
- Tom kritzelte etwas auf einen Zettel. — Tom scribbled something on a piece of paper.

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