Wolfsgrube

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German

Pit for hunting wolves, near Hohenwart, Bavaria, Germany
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Etymology

From Wolf (“wolf”) +‎ -s- +‎ Grube (“pit”).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Wolfs‧gru‧be

Noun

Wolfsgrube f (genitive Wolfsgrube, plural Wolfsgruben)

  1. wolf pit, a deep, covered pit for trapping wolves

Declension

Declension of Wolfsgrube
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Wolfsgrube die Wolfsgruben
genitive einer der Wolfsgrube der Wolfsgruben
dative einer der Wolfsgrube den Wolfsgruben
accusative eine die Wolfsgrube die Wolfsgruben

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