Kriegsbeil

German

Etymology

From Krieg (“war”) + Beil (“hatchet”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkʁiːksˌbaɪ̯l/
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Noun

Kriegsbeil n (strong, genitive Kriegsbeils or Kriegsbeiles, plural Kriegsbeile, diminutive (rare) Kriegsbeilchen n)

tomahawk
Synonyms: Streitaxt, Tomahawk

Declension

Declension of Kriegsbeil [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Kriegsbeil	die	Kriegsbeile
genitive	eines	des	Kriegsbeils, Kriegsbeiles	der	Kriegsbeile
dative	einem	dem	Kriegsbeil, Kriegsbeile¹	den	Kriegsbeilen
accusative	ein	das	Kriegsbeil	die	Kriegsbeile

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading

“Kriegsbeil” in Duden online
“Kriegsbeil” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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