Taxe

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See also: taxe and taxé

German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈtaksə/
  • (file)

Etymology 1[edit]

15th century, from Medieval Latin taxa.

Noun[edit]

Taxe f (genitive Taxe, plural Taxen)

  1. (now especially Switzerland, Austria) fee, tariff, tax (a payment required to cover administrative costs or in exchange for a service)
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Alteration of Taxi n. Said to be influenced by Droschke.

Noun[edit]

Taxe f (genitive Taxe, plural Taxen)

  1. (colloquial, dated) Alternative form of Taxi
    • 2000, Bernhard Schlink, “Die Beschneidung”, in Liebesfluchten, page 253:
      »Schnapp dir eine Taxe, und komm zu mir, so schnell du kannst«, hatte Sarah gesagt. Eigentlich konnte er sich eine Taxe nicht leisten.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Usage notes[edit]
  • Taxen remains common as an alternative plural of Taxi.
Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • Taxe” in Duden online
  • Taxe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache