Abwurf
German
Etymology
Deverbal from abwerfen. By surface analysis, ab- + Wurf.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈapvʊʁf/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Ab‧wurf
- Rhymes: -ʊʁf
Noun
Abwurf m (strong, genitive Abwurfs or Abwurfes, plural Abwürfe)
- airdrop (act of dropping anything from an aircraft)
Declension
Declension of Abwurf [masculine, strong]
Hyponyms
- Bombenabwurf (“bomb release, bombing”)
- Geweihabwurf
Further reading
- “Abwurf” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache