Fallgrube

German

Etymology

    From Fall (“fall”) +‎ Grube (“pit”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ˈfalˌɡʀuːbə]
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Hyphenation: Fall‧gru‧be

    Noun

    Fallgrube f (genitive Fallgrube, plural Fallgruben)

    1. pitfall, trapping pit
      Synonyms: Fanggrube, Wildgrube

    Declension

    Declension of Fallgrube [feminine]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative eine die Fallgrube die Fallgruben
    genitive einer der Fallgrube der Fallgruben
    dative einer der Fallgrube den Fallgruben
    accusative eine die Fallgrube die Fallgruben

    Hyponyms

    Further reading

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