Tagbau
German
editAlternative forms
edit- Tagebau (northern)
Etymology
editFrom Tag (“day”) + Bau (“building, winning, mining”). The first component refers to the (sun-lit) surface of the earth, as in the mining terms unter Tag (“below ground”) and über Tag (“above ground”). The second component is used in the sense of Abbau; compare Raubbau.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editTagbau m (strong, genitive Tagbaus or Tagbaues, plural Tagbaue)
- (Austria, Bavaria, Southern Germany, Switzerland) open-pit mining, opencast mining
- (Austria, Bavaria, Southern Germany, Switzerland) open-pit mine
Declension
editDeclension of Tagbau [masculine, strong]