Fallbeil
German edit
Etymology edit
fallen (“to fall”) + Beil (“hatchet”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Fallbeil n (strong, genitive Fallbeiles or Fallbeils, plural Fallbeile)
- guillotine (execution machine)
- Synonyms: Guillotine, (obsolete) Fallschwertmaschine
Declension edit
Declension of Fallbeil [neuter, strong]