Raubbau

German

Etymology

From Raub (“robbing, plunder”) +‎ Bau. The second component is used in the sense of Abbau (“winning, mining”); compare Tagebau.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʁaʊ̯pˌbaʊ̯/
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  • Hyphenation: Raub‧bau

Noun

Raubbau m (strong, genitive Raubbaus or Raubbaues, plural (rare) Raubbaue)

  1. overexploitation, unsustainable use of resources
    Raubbau an seinem Körper treiben
    to overexploit one's body and jeopardise one's health (through excessive work, heavy partying etc.)

Declension
Declension of Raubbau [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Raubbau die Raubbaue2
genitive eines des Raubbaus, Raubbaues der Raubbaue2
dative einem dem Raubbau, Raubbaue1 den Raubbauen2
accusative einen den Raubbau die Raubbaue2

1Now rare, see notes.
2Rare.

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