Faustfeuerwaffe
German
editEtymology
editFrom Faust (“fist”) + Feuerwaffe (“firearm”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
editFaustfeuerwaffe f (genitive Faustfeuerwaffe, plural Faustfeuerwaffen)
Usage notes
edit- English handgun is a false friend of German Handfeuerwaffe, which refers to any firearm that can be carried and operated using just the hands, thus including rifles.
Declension
editDeclension of Faustfeuerwaffe [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Faustfeuerwaffe | die | Faustfeuerwaffen |
genitive | einer | der | Faustfeuerwaffe | der | Faustfeuerwaffen |
dative | einer | der | Faustfeuerwaffe | den | Faustfeuerwaffen |
accusative | eine | die | Faustfeuerwaffe | die | Faustfeuerwaffen |
Hypernyms
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editSee also
editFurther reading
edit- “Faustfeuerwaffe” in Duden online
- “Faustfeuerwaffe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache