Lauf

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See also: lauf and łauf

German

Etymology

From Middle High German louf, from Old High German hlouf; louf, from Proto-Germanic *hlaupą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laʊ̯f/
  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯f
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Noun

Lauf m (strong, genitive Laufes or Laufs, plural Läufe)

  1. (sports) run, race
    Hyponym: Wettlauf
    Sie wurde Erste beim Lauf um den See.
    She became a winner at the race around the lake.
  2. (hunting jargon) leg of certain animals
    geriet mit seinem Lauf in die Falle.
    get caught with its leg in the trap.
  3. (firearms, of a gun) barrel
    Synonym: Rohr
  4. course (onward movement)
    der Lauf eines Flusses ― the course of a river
  5. (figurative, uncountable) course, way
    im Lauf des Jahres ― during the year
    der Lauf der Dinge ― the way things go

Declension

Declension of Lauf
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Lauf die Läufe
genitive eines des Laufes, Laufs der Läufe
dative einem dem Lauf, Laufe1 den Läufen
accusative einen den Lauf die Läufe

1Now rare, see notes.

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Proper noun

Lauf n (proper noun, genitive Laufs or (optionally with an article) Lauf)

  1. A town in Nürnberger Land district, Middle Franconia, Bavaria. Official name: Lauf an der Pegnitz
  2. A municipality of Ortenaukreis district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Further reading

  • “Lauf” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Lauf” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Lauf” in Duden online
  • Lauf on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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