Handfeuerwaffe
German
Etymology
Hand (“hand”) + Feuerwaffe (“firearm”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈhantˌfɔʏ̯ɐˌvafə]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Hand‧feu‧er‧waf‧fe
Noun
Handfeuerwaffe f (genitive Handfeuerwaffe, plural Handfeuerwaffen)
- a gun that can be carried and operated using just the hands, like a pistol or a rifle
Usage notes
- The word is a false friend of English handgun (“gun that can be held in a single hand”). The German term for this is Faustfeuerwaffe (literally “fist firearm”).
Declension
Declension of Handfeuerwaffe
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Handfeuerwaffe | die | Handfeuerwaffen |
genitive | einer | der | Handfeuerwaffe | der | Handfeuerwaffen |
dative | einer | der | Handfeuerwaffe | den | Handfeuerwaffen |
accusative | eine | die | Handfeuerwaffe | die | Handfeuerwaffen |
Further reading
- Handfeuerwaffe in Duden online