Knarre
German edit
Etymology edit
From the verb knarren.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Knarre f (genitive Knarre, plural Knarren)
- (slightly dated) ratchet, gragger, noisemaker
- (informal) a gun, especially a pistol
- Synonyms: Pistole, Schießeisen, Wumme
- socket wrench
- Synonym: Ratsche
Usage notes edit
- (rachet): The originally southern word Ratsche is now often used in this sense to avoid confusion with the sense “gun”.
Declension edit
Declension of Knarre [feminine]
Further reading edit
- “Knarre” in Duden online