Rettungsring

German

A life buoy
A spare tyre

Etymology

From Rettung +‎ -s- +‎ Ring.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Rettungsring m (strong, genitive Rettungsringes or Rettungsrings, plural Rettungsringe)

  1. life buoy (UK), life preserver (US), life ring, lifesaver
  2. (idiomatic, colloquial, chiefly in the plural) spare tyre (UK), spare tire (North America), flab, roll of fat, love handle

Declension

Declension of Rettungsring [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Rettungsring die Rettungsringe
genitive eines des Rettungsringes, Rettungsrings der Rettungsringe
dative einem dem Rettungsring, Rettungsringe1 den Rettungsringen
accusative einen den Rettungsring die Rettungsringe

1Now rare, see notes.

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