Krähenfuß

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Krähe (“crow”) +‎ Fuß (“foot”). For the handwriting sense, compare Swedish kråkfötter.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʁɛːənˌfuːs/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʁeːənˌfuːs/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Krä‧hen‧fuß

Noun

Krähenfuß m (strong, genitive Krähenfußes, plural Krähenfüße)

  1. (literally) crow's foot
  2. (colloquial, in the plural) crow's feet (wrinkles at the outer corner of the eye)
  3. (colloquial, in the plural) chicken scratch (cramped or illegible handwriting)
  4. (colloquial, weaponry, usually in the plural) caltrop (small metal object with spikes)

Declension
Declension of Krähenfuß [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Krähenfuß die Krähenfüße
genitive eines des Krähenfußes der Krähenfüße
dative einem dem Krähenfuß, Krähenfuße1 den Krähenfüßen
accusative einen den Krähenfuß die Krähenfüße

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading
  • “Krähenfuß” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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