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German
Etymology
From schießen (“to shoot”) + Gewehr (“rifle”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Schießgewehr n (strong, genitive Schießgewehres or Schießgewehrs, plural Schießgewehre)
- (childish) gun
1824, “Fuchs, du hast die Gans gestohlen”, Ernst Anschütz (lyrics), folk song:Fuchs, du hast die Gans gestohlen, / gib sie wieder her! / Sonst wird sie der Jäger holen, / mit dem Schießgewehr.- Fox, you stole the goose, / give it back! / Else the hunter will shoot it / with the rifle.
1990, Reinhard Mey, “Alle Soldaten woll'n nach Haus'”:Alle Soldaten woll'n nach Haus / Sie woll'n die Uniform nicht mehr, / Den Stahlhelm und das Schießgewehr- All the soldiers wanna go home / they don't want the uniform / their helmet nor their gun
Declension
Declension of Schießgewehr
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