Inbusschlüssel
German
Alternative forms
Etymology
Compound of the trademark Inbus (abbreviation of “Innensechskantschraube Bauer und Schaurte”) of the company Bauer & Schaurte and Schlüssel (“key”). The term has entered generic usage.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɪnbʊsˌʃlʏsl̩]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: In‧bus‧schlüs‧sel
- Rhymes: -ʏsl̩
Noun
Inbusschlüssel m (strong, genitive Inbusschlüssels, plural Inbusschlüssel)
- hex key, Allen key
- Synonym: Innensechskantschlüssel
Declension
Declension of Inbusschlüssel [masculine, strong]
Related terms
Further reading
- “Inbusschlüssel” in Duden online