Schraube
See also: schraube
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German schrūbe. The earlier developments seem not to be quite clear; see screw for more.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Schraube f (genitive Schraube, plural Schrauben, diminutive Schräubchen n)
- screw
- most iconically, a screw in the sense of a fluted fastener
- Solange das deutsche Reich besteht, wird die Schraube nach rechts gedreht. (mnemonic)
- For as long as the German empire exists, we turn the screw to the right.
- a propeller advancing by helical movement
- the simple machine called screw
- the abstracted form things may acquire called helix
- a spiral movement, a spin around the longitudinal axis
- a spiral movement around the longitudinal axis formalized in athletics
- most iconically, a screw in the sense of a fluted fastener
Declension edit
Declension of Schraube [feminine]
Hyponyms edit
Derived terms edit
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Descendants edit
- → Esperanto: ŝraŭbo
- → Czech: šroub
- → Hungarian: sróf
- → Romanian: șurub
- → Russian: шуру́п (šurúp)
- → Azerbaijani: şurup
- → Ukrainian: шуру́п (šurúp)