Flaschenhals

German

Etymology

From Flasche (“bottle”) +‎ -n- +‎ Hals (“neck”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈflaʃənˌhals/, [ˈflaʃn̩ˌhal(t)s]
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  • Hyphenation: Fla‧schen‧hals

Noun

Flaschenhals m (strong, genitive Flaschenhalses, plural Flaschenhälse)

  1. (neck of a bottle) bottleneck

Declension
Declension of Flaschenhals [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Flaschenhals die Flaschenhälse
genitive eines des Flaschenhalses der Flaschenhälse
dative einem dem Flaschenhals, Flaschenhalse1 den Flaschenhälsen
accusative einen den Flaschenhals die Flaschenhälse

1Now rare, see notes.

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