Lawine

See also: lawine

German

Etymology

From Alemannic German Lauwin, from Middle High German lowin, *lawene (compare Bavarian Laun, Lan), from Old High German lowin, lewina, from Late Latin labina, from Latin lābī (“to glide”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laˈviːnə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːnə

Noun

Lawine f (genitive Lawine, plural Lawinen)

  1. avalanche

Declension

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

Derived terms

  • Lawinengalerie

Descendants

Further reading

  • “Lawine” in Duden online
  • “Lawine” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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