Rolltreppe

German

Etymology

Ca. 1898, from rollen (“to roll”) +‎ Treppe (“staircase”), possibly after French escalier roulant (of roughly contemporaneous attestation).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁɔlˌtʁɛpə/
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  • Hyphenation: Roll‧trep‧pe

Noun

Rolltreppe f (genitive Rolltreppe, plural Rolltreppen)

  1. escalator
    Synonym: (technical or officialese) Fahrtreppe

Declension

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

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Further reading

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