Spießrutenlauf

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Spießrute (prod) + -n- + Lauf (run).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpiːsʁuːtn̩ˌlaʊ̯f/
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  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯f
  • Hyphenation: Spieß‧ru‧ten‧lauf

Noun

Spießrutenlauf m (strong, genitive Spießrutenlaufes or Spießrutenlaufs, plural Spießrutenläufe)

  1. (military, historical) gantlope, running the gauntlet
  2. (figurative) gauntlet, ordeal

Declension

Descendants

  • Norwegian Bokmål: spissrotgang
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: spissrotgang

Further reading

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