Rolltreppe
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German
Etymology
Ca. 1898, from rollen (“to roll”) + Treppe (“staircase”), possibly after French escalier roulant (of roughly contemporaneous attestation).
Pronunciation
Noun
Rolltreppe f (genitive Rolltreppe, plural Rolltreppen)
- escalator
- Synonym: (technical or officialese) Fahrtreppe
Declension
Declension of Rolltreppe
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Rolltreppe | die | Rolltreppen |
| genitive | einer | der | Rolltreppe | der | Rolltreppen |
| dative | einer | der | Rolltreppe | den | Rolltreppen |
| accusative | eine | die | Rolltreppe | die | Rolltreppen |
Hypernyms
Further reading
- “Rolltreppe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Rolltreppe” in Duden online