Galgenmännchen

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Etymology

Galgen (“gallows”) +‎ Männchen (“little man”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡalɡənˌmɛnçən/
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Noun

Galgenmännchen n (strong, genitive Galgenmännchens, no plural)

  1. hangman (word guessing game)
    Synonyms: Galgenraten, Hängemännchen
    In der Pause haben wir immer Galgenmännchen gespielt.
    We used to play hangman at breaktime.

Declension

Declension of Galgenmännchen
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Galgenmännchen
genitive eines des Galgenmännchens
dative einem dem Galgenmännchen
accusative ein das Galgenmännchen

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