Schreibtisch

Meaning

desk, cabinet (any table, frame, or case for the use of writers and readers; also a place for storing the papers)

Concepts

desk

writing desk

bureau

writing table

secretary

desktop

secretaire

table

worktable

escritoire

copy editor

clerical desk

buro

Synonyms

Sekretär

Büro

🏢

Pult

Schreibpult

Büfett

Klientel

Nachttisch

ausklappbar

Schreibstube

Schulbank

Anwaltskanzlei

Tisch

Geschäftszimmer

Anwaltsbüro

Translations

bureau

escritorio

scrivania

scrittoio

escrivaninha

bureau

yazı masası

schrijftafel

γραφείο

secretária

pupitre

mase

مكتب

pupitre

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

schrybdisch

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃʁaɪ̯pˌtɪʃ/

Etymology

Cognate with Luxembourgish: Schreifdësch

Cognate with Hunsrik: Schreibdisch

In summary

From schreiben (“to write”) + Tisch (“table”). Equivalent to Luxembourgish Schreifdësch, Hunsrik Schreibdisch. Both components are ultimately from Latin.