Engpass
German edit
Alternative forms edit
- Engpaß (superseded)
Etymology edit
eng (“narrow”) + Pass (“path through mountains”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Engpass m (strong, genitive Engpasses, plural Engpässe)
- defile (very narrow path, especially in mountainous terrain)
- (figurative) strait; bottleneck; shortage; shortfall (difficult situation where there is a lack of ressources or space)
Declension edit
Declension of Engpass [masculine, strong]