Alpenhauptkamm

German

Etymology

From Alpen +‎ Hauptkamm.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈalpn̩ˌhaʊ̯ptkam], [ˈalpm̩ˌhaʊ̯ptkam]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Al‧pen‧haupt‧kamm

Proper noun

der Alpenhauptkamm m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Alpenhauptkammes or des Alpenhauptkamms)

  1. The main chain of the Alps (the Alpine divide)

Declension

Declension of Alpenhauptkamm [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
def. noun
nominative der Alpenhauptkamm
genitive des Alpenhauptkammes, Alpenhauptkamms
dative dem Alpenhauptkamm, Alpenhauptkamme1
accusative den Alpenhauptkamm

1Now rare, see notes.

Hypernyms

  • Gebirgskamm
  • Hauptkamm

Coordinate terms

  • Eisenerzer Hauptkamm
  • Karnischer Hauptkamm
  • Zillertaler Hauptkamm

Further reading

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