Bogerschaukel

German

Etymology

Boger +‎ Schaukel, named after SS Oberscharführer Wilhelm Boger (1906–1977).

Noun

Bogerschaukel f (genitive Bogerschaukel, plural Bogerschaukeln)

  1. (Nazism) a torture method used in the Auschwitz concentration camp, similar to pau-de-arara
    Synonym: Papageienschaukel

Declension

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

Further reading

  • Michael Robert, Karin Doerr (2002) “Bogerschaukel”, in Nazi-Deutsch/Nazi-German: An English lexicon of the language of the Third Reich, Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, →ISBN, page 105
  • Papageienschaukel on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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