Bremsspur
German
Etymology
From Bremse (“brake”) + Spur (“trace”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
Bremsspur f (genitive Bremsspur, plural Bremsspuren)
- skid mark (A black mark left on a road surface from the sliding or skidding tires of a motor vehicle that has lost traction)
- (colloquial, humorous, euphemistic) skid mark (A visible feces stain left on underpants, trousers, or sometimes the toilet bowl)
- Synonym: Beistrich
Declension
Declension of Bremsspur [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Bremsspur | die | Bremsspuren |
| genitive | einer | der | Bremsspur | der | Bremsspuren |
| dative | einer | der | Bremsspur | den | Bremsspuren |
| accusative | eine | die | Bremsspur | die | Bremsspuren |
Further reading
- “Bremsspur” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Bremsspur” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Bremsspur” in Duden online
- Bremsspur on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Brems (“brake”) + Spur (“trace”), after German Bremsspur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbʀæmsˌʃpuːʀ/, [ˈbʀæm(p)sˌʃpuː.ɐ], [-ˌʃpuə̯]
Noun
Bremsspur f (plural Bremsspuren)