zettelkasten
zettelkasten is the alternative letter-case form of Zettelkasten.
Noun capitalized: Zettelkasten
Zettelkasten (plural Zettelkastens)
- A system of small items of information stored on paper slips or cards, used for organizing knowledge and taking notes.
- "Zettel" is German for an index card, and a "Zettelkasten" is a writer's index card file. Schmidt prepared for Zettels Traum with a collection of more than 100,000 index cards in his legendary card file.1971, Hans-Bernhard Moeller, “Perception, Word-Play, and the Printed Page: Arno Schmidt and His Poe Novel”, in Books Abroad, volume 45, number 1, page 29
Synonyms of zettelkasten
Forms of zettelkasten
| plural | zettelkastens |
|---|---|
| plural | Zettelkastens |
| alternative form | zettelkasten |
Origin of zettelkasten
Borrowed from German Zettelkasten (literally “a slip box”).
Questions about zettelkasten
- What does zettelkasten mean?
- Zettelkasten means a system of small items of information stored on paper slips or cards, used for organizing knowledge and taking notes.
- What is zettelkasten the alternative letter-case form of?
- Zettelkasten is the alternative letter-case form of Zettelkasten.
- What part of speech is zettelkasten?
- Zettelkasten is a noun.
- What is the plural of zettelkasten?
- The plural of zettelkasten is zettelkastens.
Words near zettelkasten in the dictionary
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