Ritzel

German

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

Ritzel n (strong, genitive Ritzels, plural Ritzel)

1. pinion (smallest gear in a gear train)

   Hypernym: Zahnrad

   Coordinate term: Kettenblatt

Declension

Declension of Ritzel [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Ritzel	die	Ritzel
genitive	eines	des	Ritzels	der	Ritzel
dative	einem	dem	Ritzel	den	Ritzeln
accusative	ein	das	Ritzel	die	Ritzel

Further reading

• “Ritzel” in Duden online
• “Ritzel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache