Speerwerfer
German
Etymology
Speerwerfen (“javelin throwing”) + -er (agentive suffix), from Speer (“javelin”) + werfen (“to throw”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʃpeːɐ̯ˌvɛʁfɐ]
- Hyphenation: Speer‧wer‧fer
Noun
Speerwerfer m (genitive Speerwerfers, plural Speerwerfer, female Speerwerferin)
- (sports) javelin thrower, javelinist, spearcaster
- spearthrower
- Synonym: Atlatl
Declension
Declension of Speerwerfer
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Speerwerfer | die | Speerwerfer |
| genitive | eines | des | Speerwerfers | der | Speerwerfer |
| dative | einem | dem | Speerwerfer | den | Speerwerfern |
| accusative | einen | den | Speerwerfer | die | Speerwerfer |
References
- Speerwerfer in Duden online