Tretmühle
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German tretemüle, equivalent to treten + Mühle. In the sense of "fitness device", a calque of English treadmill.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Tretmühle f (genitive Tretmühle, plural Tretmühlen)
- treadwheel, treadmill, a grain crusher constructed to be driven by feet
- (colloquial, regional) a recurring monotonous work
- (uncommon, proscribed) treadmill as a fitness device to run upon
- Synonym: Laufband
Declension edit
Declension of Tretmühle [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Tretmühle | die | Tretmühlen |
| genitive | einer | der | Tretmühle | der | Tretmühlen |
| dative | einer | der | Tretmühle | den | Tretmühlen |
| accusative | eine | die | Tretmühle | die | Tretmühlen |
Further reading edit
- “Tretmühle” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Tretmühle” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Tretmühle” in Duden online
Tretmühle on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
