Fallgrube

German

Etymology

From Fall (“fall”) +‎ Grube (“pit”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

Fallgrube f (genitive Fallgrube, plural Fallgruben)

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

Wolfsgrube

Related terms

Fallhöhe, Fallensteller
Kiesgrube, Sandgrube

Further reading

“Fallgrube” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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