Schwibbogen
German
Etymology
From Middle High German swiboge, from Old High German swibogo.
Pronunciation
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Noun
Schwibbogen m (strong, genitive Schwibbogens, plural Schwibbogen)
- arched candle holder[1]
- (architecture) diaphragm arch
Declension
Declension of Schwibbogen [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Schwibbogen | die | Schwibbogen |
| genitive | eines | des | Schwibbogens | der | Schwibbogen |
| dative | einem | dem | Schwibbogen | den | Schwibbogen |
| accusative | einen | den | Schwibbogen | die | Schwibbogen |
References
- Hardy Graupner (2021-12-13), “Where Christmas and arched candle holders are inseparable”, in Deutsche Welle English
Further reading
- “Schwibbogen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Schwibbogen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
Schwibbogen on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de