Handfeuerwaffe

German

Etymology

Hand (“hand”) +‎ Feuerwaffe (“firearm”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈhantˌfɔʏ̯ɐˌvafə]
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  • Hyphenation: Hand‧feu‧er‧waf‧fe

Noun

Handfeuerwaffe f (genitive Handfeuerwaffe, plural Handfeuerwaffen)

  1. a gun that can be carried and operated using just the hands, like a pistol or a rifle

Usage notes
  • The word is a false friend of English handgun (“gun that can be held in a single hand”). The German term for this is Faustfeuerwaffe (literally “fist firearm”).

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

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