Fallgrube

German

Etymology

From Fall (“fall”) +‎ Grube (“pit”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈfalˌɡʀuːbə]
  • Hyphenation: Fall‧gru‧be

Noun

Fallgrube f (genitive Fallgrube, plural Fallgruben)

  1. pitfall, trapping pit

Declension
Declension of Fallgrube
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

Synonyms
  • Fanggrube, Wildgrube

Hyponyms

Further reading
  • “Fallgrube” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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