German

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Etymology

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schräg (slanted, oblique) +‎ Dach (roof)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃʁɛːkˌdaχ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃʁeːk-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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  • Hyphenation: Schräg‧dach
  • Rhymes: -ax

Noun

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Schrägdach n (strong, genitive Schrägdaches or Schrägdachs, plural Schrägdächer)

  1. sloping roof
    Antonym: Flachdach

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Schrägdach” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache