Spinnwebe
German edit
Alternative forms edit
- Spinngewebe n, Spinnengewebe n
- Spinnweben n (chiefly colloquial)
Etymology edit
From northern Middle High German spinnenwebe f, alteration of older spinnenweppe n, from Old High German spinnūnwebbi n. Compare Spinne (“spider”), weben (“to weave”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Spinnwebe f (genitive Spinnwebe, plural Spinnweben)
- cobweb; spiderweb; especially old, unused ones as dirt
- Synonym: (especially one still in use) Spinnennetz
Declension edit
Declension of Spinnwebe [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Spinnwebe | die | Spinnweben |
| genitive | einer | der | Spinnwebe | der | Spinnweben |
| dative | einer | der | Spinnwebe | den | Spinnweben |
| accusative | eine | die | Spinnwebe | die | Spinnweben |
Further reading edit
- “Spinnwebe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache