Mauerbau

German

Etymology

Mauer (“wall”) +‎ Bau (“construction”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmaʊ̯ɐˌbaʊ̯/
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  • Hyphenation: Mau‧er‧bau

Noun

Mauerbau m (strong, genitive Mauerbaues or Mauerbaus, no plural)

  1. construction of the Berlin Wall
    Antonym: Mauerfall

Declension
Declension of Mauerbau [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Mauerbau
genitive eines des Mauerbaues, Mauerbaus
dative einem dem Mauerbau, Mauerbaue1
accusative einen den Mauerbau

1Now rare, see notes.

Hypernyms
  • Mauerflüchtling, Mauertoter
  • Bausoldat, Bautrupp

See also

Further reading
  • “Mauerbau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Mauerbau” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Mauerbau” in Duden online
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