Knebelvertrag
German
Etymology
From knebeln (“to gag”) + Vertrag (“contract”). Compare Dutch wurgcontract (literally “strangling contract”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkneːbəlfərˌtraːk/, [ˈkneː.bl̩.fɐˌtʁaːk], [-bəl-], /-fɛr-/, [-fɛɐ̯-] (standard)
- IPA(key): /-ˌtrax/, [-ˌtʁaχ] (northern and central Germany; now chiefly colloquial)
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Kne‧bel‧ver‧trag
Noun
Knebelvertrag m (genitive Knebelvertrags or Knebelvertrages, plural Knebelverträge)
- A contract that is very exploitative to one party and that is difficult or costly to terminate.
Declension
Declension of Knebelvertrag
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Knebelvertrag | die | Knebelverträge |
| genitive | eines | des | Knebelvertrages, Knebelvertrags | der | Knebelverträge |
| dative | einem | dem | Knebelvertrag, Knebelvertrage1 | den | Knebelverträgen |
| accusative | einen | den | Knebelvertrag | die | Knebelverträge |
1Now uncommon, see notes
Further reading
Knebelvertrag on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de- “Knebelvertrag” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Knebelvertrag” in Duden online
- “Knebelvertrag” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon