Spinnwebe

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From northern Middle High German spinnenwebe f, alteration of older spinnenweppe n, from Old High German spinnūnwebbi n. Compare Spinne (“spider”), weben (“to weave”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpɪnˌveːbə/
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Noun

Spinnwebe f (genitive Spinnwebe, plural Spinnweben)

  1. cobweb; spiderweb; especially old, unused ones as dirt
    Synonym: (especially one still in use) Spinnennetz

Declension
Declension of Spinnwebe [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Spinnwebe die Spinnweben
genitive einer der Spinnwebe der Spinnweben
dative einer der Spinnwebe den Spinnweben
accusative eine die Spinnwebe die Spinnweben

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