Standbein

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German

Etymology

From Stand (“standing, state, position,”) +‎ Bein (“leg”).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Stand‧bein

Noun

Standbein n (strong, genitive Standbeines or Standbeins, plural Standbeine)

  1. standing leg
    Antonym: Spielbein
  2. engaged leg
  3. mainstay, pillar, main pillar
    Synonyms: tragende Säule, Stütze, Stützpfeiler

Declension

Declension of Standbein
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Standbein die Standbeine
genitive eines des Standbeines, Standbeins der Standbeine
dative einem dem Standbein, Standbeine1 den Standbeinen
accusative ein das Standbein die Standbeine

1Now rare, see notes.

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