Graben

See also: graben and Gräben

English

Proper noun

Graben

  1. A municipality in Bern canton, Switzerland.

See also

German

Etymology

From Middle High German grabe, from Old High German grabo. The geological sense was introduced in 1888 by Austrian geologist Eduard Suess.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʁaːbn̩/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Gra‧ben
  • Rhymes: -aːbn̩

Noun

Graben m (strong, genitive Grabens, plural Gräben)

  1. ditch
  2. (military) trench
  3. (geology) graben
    Oberrheingraben ― Upper Rhine graben

Declension

Declension of Graben [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Graben die Gräben
genitive eines des Grabens der Gräben
dative einem dem Graben den Gräben
accusative einen den Graben die Gräben

Hyponyms

Descendants

  • → English: graben

Further reading

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