Tretmühle

German

Etymology

From Middle High German tretemüle, equivalent to treten +‎ Mühle. In the sense of "fitness device", a calque of English treadmill.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtreːtˌmyːlə/
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Noun

Tretmühle f (genitive Tretmühle, plural Tretmühlen)

  1. treadwheel, treadmill, a grain crusher constructed to be driven by feet
  2. (colloquial, regional) a recurring monotonous work
    Hyponyms: Leier, Litanei
  3. (uncommon, proscribed) treadmill as a fitness device to run upon
    Synonym: Laufband

Declension

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

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