Lauffeuer

German

Etymology

From laufen +‎ Feuer. Originally for the line of gunpowder used to explode something remotely, then figuratively used for any fire that propagates rapidly.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Lauffeuer n (strong, genitive Lauffeuers, plural Lauffeuer)

  1. wildfire, rapidly-spreading fire
    wie ein Lauffeuer ― like wildfire

Declension

Declension of Lauffeuer [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Lauffeuer die Lauffeuer
genitive eines des Lauffeuers der Lauffeuer
dative einem dem Lauffeuer den Lauffeuern
accusative ein das Lauffeuer die Lauffeuer

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