Mordwand

German

Etymology

Blend of Mord +‎ Nordwand, literally “murder wall/face”, in reference to the high lethality associated with climbing this face of the mountain.

Proper noun

Mordwand f (genitive Mordwand, no plural)

1. north face of the Eiger

   Synonym: Eigernordwand

Declension

Declension of Mordwand [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Mordwand
genitive	einer	der	Mordwand
dative	einer	der	Mordwand
accusative	eine	die	Mordwand

Further reading

• Mordwand on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de