Fallbeil

German

Etymology

fallen (“to fall”) +‎ Beil (“hatchet”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfalˌbaɪ̯l/
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Noun

Fallbeil n (strong, genitive Fallbeiles or Fallbeils, plural Fallbeile)

  1. guillotine (execution machine)
    Synonyms: Guillotine, (obsolete) Fallschwertmaschine

Declension
Declension of Fallbeil [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Fallbeil die Fallbeile
genitive eines des Fallbeiles, Fallbeils der Fallbeile
dative einem dem Fallbeil, Fallbeile1 den Fallbeilen
accusative ein das Fallbeil die Fallbeile

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading
  • “Fallbeil” in Duden online
  • “Fallbeil” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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