Fallbeil

German

Etymology

    fallen (“to fall”) +‎ Beil (“hatchet”)

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈfalˌbaɪ̯l/
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Noun

    Fallbeil n (strong, genitive Fallbeiles or Fallbeils, plural Fallbeile)

    1. guillotine (execution machine)
      Synonyms: Guillotine, (obsolete) Fallschwertmaschine, (colloquial, obsolete) Hackmesser

    Declension

    Declension of Fallbeil [neuter, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein das Fallbeil die Fallbeile
    genitive eines des Fallbeiles, Fallbeils der Fallbeile
    dative einem dem Fallbeil, Fallbeile1 den Fallbeilen
    accusative ein das Fallbeil die Fallbeile

    1Now rare, see notes.

    Further reading

    • “Fallbeil” in Duden online
    • “Fallbeil”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)
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