Kaskade

See also: kaskade

German

Etymology

From earlier Cascade (17th century), from French cascade, from Italian cascata, from cascare (“to fall”), from Vulgar Latin *casicāre, from Latin cadō (“to fall”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kasˈkaːdə]
  • Hyphenation: Kas‧ka‧de
  • Rhymes: -aːdə

Noun

Kaskade f (genitive Kaskade, plural Kaskaden)

  1. (hydrology) cascade (a series of waterfalls, often artificial)
  2. (figurative) cascade (a sequence of events or things)
  3. (juggling) cascade (a juggling pattern)
  4. (acrobatics) a daredevil stunt (a sequential series of daring leaps and jumps performed by acrobats)

Declension

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

Synonyms

Hypernyms

  • 3-Ball-Kaskade
  • 5-Ball-Kaskade
  • Kaskadelle
  • Kaskadenanordnung
  • Kaskadenbewässerung
  • Kaskadeneffekt
  • Kaskadenschaltung
  • Kaskadensturz
  • Kaskadenwirkung
  • Kaskadeur
  • Rückwärtskaskade
  • Wortkaskade

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