Handfeuerwaffe
German edit
Etymology edit
Hand (“hand”) + Feuerwaffe (“firearm”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Handfeuerwaffe f (genitive Handfeuerwaffe, plural Handfeuerwaffen)
Usage notes edit
- The word is a false friend of English handgun (“gun that can be held in a single hand”). The German term for this is Faustfeuerwaffe (literally “fist firearm”).
Declension edit
Declension of Handfeuerwaffe [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Handfeuerwaffe | die | Handfeuerwaffen |
genitive | einer | der | Handfeuerwaffe | der | Handfeuerwaffen |
dative | einer | der | Handfeuerwaffe | den | Handfeuerwaffen |
accusative | eine | die | Handfeuerwaffe | die | Handfeuerwaffen |
Further reading edit
- “Handfeuerwaffe” in Duden online