Wählhebel

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Etymology

wählen (“to select”) +‎ Hebel (“lever, switch”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛːlˌheːbəl/, (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈveːlˌheːbəl/, (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Hyphenation: Wähl‧he‧bel
  • Rhymes: -eːbl̩

Noun

Wählhebel m (strong, genitive Wählhebels, plural Wählhebel)

  1. Synonym of Schaltknauf (lever used to change gears in a vehicle)

Declension

Declension of Wählhebel
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Wählhebel die Wählhebel
genitive eines des Wählhebels der Wählhebel
dative einem dem Wählhebel den Wählhebeln
accusative einen den Wählhebel die Wählhebel

Further reading

  • “Wählhebel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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