Mittelbau

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German

Etymology

mittel- +‎ Bau

Pronunciation

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Noun

Mittelbau m (strong, genitive Mittelbaues or Mittelbaus, plural Mittelbaue)

  1. in-between part of a building or other construction
  2. (figurative) anything supporting a structure at its centre
  3. (dead metaphor) mid-level academic staff, anyone employed at an university graduated but not tenured

Declension

Declension of Mittelbau
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Mittelbau die Mittelbaue
genitive eines des Mittelbaues, Mittelbaus der Mittelbaue
dative einem dem Mittelbau, Mittelbaue1 den Mittelbauen
accusative einen den Mittelbau die Mittelbaue

1Now rare, see notes.

Proper noun

Mittelbau n (proper noun, genitive Mittelbaus or (optionally with an article) Mittelbau)

  1. the Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp

Declension

Declension of Mittelbau
singular
def. noun
nominative das Mittelbau
genitive des Mittelbaus, Mittelbau1
dative dem Mittelbau
accusative das Mittelbau

1Optionally with an article.

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