Wolfsgrube

German

Pit for hunting wolves, near Hohenwart, Bavaria, Germany

Alternative forms

Wolfesgrube

Etymology

From Wolf (“wolf”) +‎ -s- +‎ Grube (“pit”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈvɔlfsˌɡʀuːbə]
Hyphenation: Wolfs‧gru‧be

Noun

Wolfsgrube f (genitive Wolfsgrube, plural Wolfsgruben)

wolf pit, a deep, covered pit for trapping wolves

Declension

Declension of Wolfsgrube

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Wolfsgrube	die	Wolfsgruben
genitive	einer	der	Wolfsgrube	der	Wolfsgruben
dative	einer	der	Wolfsgrube	den	Wolfsgruben
accusative	eine	die	Wolfsgrube	die	Wolfsgruben

References

Wolfsgrube in Duden online

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