Wolfsgrube

German

Pit for hunting wolves, near Hohenwart, Bavaria, Germany

Alternative forms

• Wolfesgrube

Etymology

From Wolf (“wolf”) +‎ -s- +‎ Grube (“pit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɔlfsˌɡʁuːbə]
• Hyphenation: Wolfs‧gru‧be

Noun

Wolfsgrube f (genitive Wolfsgrube, plural Wolfsgruben)

1. wolf pit, a deep, covered pit for trapping wolves

Declension

Declension of Wolfsgrube [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Wolfsgrube	die	Wolfsgruben
genitive	einer	der	Wolfsgrube	der	Wolfsgruben
dative	einer	der	Wolfsgrube	den	Wolfsgruben
accusative	eine	die	Wolfsgrube	die	Wolfsgruben

References

• “Wolfsgrube” in Duden online