Prellbock

German

Etymology

    prellen +‎ Bock

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

    Prellbock m (strong, genitive Prellbocks or (less common) Prellbockes, plural Prellböcke)

    1. (rail transport) buffer, buffer stop

    Declension

    Declension of Prellbock [masculine, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein der Prellbock die Prellböcke
    genitive eines des Prellbocks, Prellbockes1 der Prellböcke
    dative einem dem Prellbock, Prellbocke1,2 den Prellböcken
    accusative einen den Prellbock die Prellböcke

    1Less common.
    2Now rare, see notes.

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