Karabinerhaken

German

Karabinerhaken

Etymology

Karabiner (“carbine”) +‎ Haken (“hook”). Originally, in cavalry, a hook that could carry a carbine.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaʁaˈbiːnɐhaːkən/
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Noun

Karabinerhaken m (strong, genitive Karabinerhakens, plural Karabinerhaken)

carabiner, snap hook, snap-link (metal link with a gate)

Further reading

“Karabinerhaken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Karabinerhaken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Karabinerhaken” in Duden online
Karabinerhaken on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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