die Wollmütze
wool hat
A hat made of wool, usually knitted, that keeps your head warm.
EXAMPLE
Bei der Kälte ziehe ich eine warme Wollmütze an.
In this cold weather, I put on a warm wool hat.
die Wollmütze
wool hat
die Wollmütze, die Wollmützen
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Wollmütze, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Wollmützen |
| genitive | der Wollmütze |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Wollmütze | die Wollmützen |
| accusative | die Wollmütze | die Wollmützen |
| dative | der Wollmütze | den Wollmützen |
| genitive | der Wollmütze | der Wollmützen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Compound word
'Wollmütze' (wool hat) consists of 'Woll-' (wool) and 'Mütze' (hat). The first part names the material, and the second names the item of clothing.
EXAMPLE
Für den Winter hat sie sich eine dicke Wollmütze gestrickt.
She knitted herself a thick wool hat for the winter.
Typical collocations
Typical phrases are 'eine Wollmütze aufsetzen' (to put on a wool hat), 'eine Wollmütze tragen' (to wear a wool hat), and 'eine Wollmütze absetzen' (to take off a wool hat). 'Aufsetzen' (to put on) and 'absetzen' (to take off) describe the actions at the beginning and end of wearing it.
EXAMPLE
Im warmen Bus setzte er seine Wollmütze ab.
He took off his wool hat on the warm bus.
Over your ears
A typical phrase is 'sich die Wollmütze über die Ohren ziehen' (to pull one's wool hat down over one's ears). The pronoun referring to the person is in the dative, and 'die Wollmütze' (the wool hat) is in the accusative.
EXAMPLE
Wegen des eisigen Windes zog ich mir die Wollmütze über die Ohren.
Because of the icy wind, I pulled my wool hat down over my ears.
In real life
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