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Speerwerfer

German edit

Etymology edit

Speerwerfen (“javelin throwing”) +‎ -er (agentive suffix), from Speer (“javelin”) +‎ werfen (“to throw”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃpeːɐ̯ˌvɛʁfɐ]
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  • Hyphenation: Speer‧wer‧fer

Noun edit

Speerwerfer m (strong, genitive Speerwerfers, plural Speerwerfer, feminine Speerwerferin)

  1. (sports) javelin thrower, javelinist, spearcaster
  2. spearthrower
    Synonym: Atlatl

Declension edit

Declension of Speerwerfer [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Speerwerfer die Speerwerfer
genitive eines des Speerwerfers der Speerwerfer
dative einem dem Speerwerfer den Speerwerfern
accusative einen den Speerwerfer die Speerwerfer

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