Speerwerfer

German

Etymology

From Speer (“spear, javelin”) +‎ Werfer (“thrower”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃpeːɐ̯ˌvɛʁfɐ]
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  • Rhymes: -ɛʁfɐ
  • Hyphenation: Speer‧wer‧fer

Noun

Speerwerfer m (strong, genitive Speerwerfers, plural Speerwerfer, feminine Speerwerferin)

  1. javelin thrower, javelinist, spearcaster
    Hypernyms: Leichtathlet, Werfer
    Coordinate terms: Diskuswerfer, Hammerwerfer, Kugelstoßer

Declension

Declension of Speerwerfer [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Speerwerfer die Speerwerfer
genitive eines des Speerwerfers der Speerwerfer
dative einem dem Speerwerfer den Speerwerfern
accusative einen den Speerwerfer die Speerwerfer

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