Quergriff

German

Etymology

From quer (“cross, crosswise”) +‎ Griff (“grip, handle”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkveːɐ̯ˌɡʁɪf/
  • Hyphenation: Quer‧griff
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Noun

Quergriff m (strong, genitive Quergriffes or Quergriffs, plural Quergriffe)

  1. (music) barre chord

Declension
Declension of Quergriff [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Quergriff die Quergriffe
genitive eines des Quergriffes, Quergriffs der Quergriffe
dative einem dem Quergriff, Quergriffe1 den Quergriffen
accusative einen den Quergriff die Quergriffe

1Now rare, see notes.

Synonyms
  • Barrégriff, Barreegriff
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