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 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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