Schaltknauf

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Etymology

schalten (“to switch”) +‎ Knauf (“stud”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃaltˌknaʊ̯f/
  • Hyphenation: Schalt‧knauf

Noun

Schaltknauf m (strong, genitive Schaltknaufes or Schaltknaufs, plural Schaltknäufe)

  1. gear shift, gear lever (lever used to change gears in a vehicle)
    Synonyms: Wählhebel, Schaltknüppel, Schalthebel, (uncommon) Ganghebel

Declension

Declension of Schaltknauf
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schaltknauf die Schaltknäufe
genitive eines des Schaltknaufes, Schaltknaufs der Schaltknäufe
dative einem dem Schaltknauf, Schaltknaufe1 den Schaltknäufen
accusative einen den Schaltknauf die Schaltknäufe

1Now rare, see notes.

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