Staumauer

German

Etymology

From Stau (“blocked or dammed mass of water”) +‎ Mauer (“wall”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtaʊˌmaʊ̯ɐ/
  • Hyphenation: Stau‧mau‧er
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Noun

Staumauer f (genitive Staumauer, plural Staumauern)

  1. dam, dam wall

Declension

Declension of Staumauer [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Staumauer die Staumauern
genitive einer der Staumauer der Staumauern
dative einer der Staumauer den Staumauern
accusative eine die Staumauer die Staumauern

References

  • “Staumauer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Staumauer” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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