Scheiterhaufen

German

Etymology

From Scheit (“stake”) +‎ -er- +‎ Haufen (“pile”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃaɪ̯tɐˌhaʊ̯fn̩/
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: Schei‧ter‧hau‧fen

Noun

Scheiterhaufen m (strong, genitive Scheiterhaufens, plural Scheiterhaufen)

stake (pile of stakes used for execution by burning)
pyre, funeral pyre
(cooking, Austria, Bavaria) a sweet dish made from stale bread rolls, milk, apples and raisins

Declension

Declension of Scheiterhaufen [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Scheiterhaufen	die	Scheiterhaufen
genitive	eines	des	Scheiterhaufens	der	Scheiterhaufen
dative	einem	dem	Scheiterhaufen	den	Scheiterhaufen
accusative	einen	den	Scheiterhaufen	die	Scheiterhaufen

Further reading

“Scheiterhaufen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Scheiterhaufen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
“Scheiterhaufen” in Duden online

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