Lafette

German

Alternative forms
  • Laffete

Etymology

From Laffete,[1] from L’Affuite (1665) and Affuiten (1617), from French l’affût (early 17tth century). Ultimately from Latin fūstis.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /laˈfɛtə/
  • Hyphenation: La‧fet‧te
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Noun

Lafette f (genitive Lafette, plural Lafetten)

  1. gun carriage
    Synonyms: fahrbares Geschützgestell, fahrbarer Geschützunterbau

Declension
Declension of Lafette [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Lafette die Lafetten
genitive einer der Lafette der Lafetten
dative einer der Lafette den Lafetten
accusative eine die Lafette die Lafetten

Hyponyms
  • Blocklafette, Burgunderlafette, Drehringlafette, Einzellafette, Feldlaffete, Gelenklafette, Klapplafette, Kreuzlafette, Radlafette, Räderlaffete, Selbstfahrlafette, Spreizlafette, Wandlafette, Zwillingslafette

Derived terms
  • lafettieren

References
  1. Lafette & Laffēte, Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon 1905, zeno.org

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