Geländer

German

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Noun

Geländer n (genitive Geländers, plural Geländer)

any long construction for people to hold on to or prevent them from falling down: railing, guardrail, handrail, banister, balustrade, parapet.

Usage notes

Railings on ships are usually called Reling, and parapets are usually called Brüstung. However, these may also be considered types of Geländer.

Declension

Declension of Geländer

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Geländer	die	Geländer
genitive	eines	des	Geländers	der	Geländer
dative	einem	dem	Geländer	den	Geländern
accusative	ein	das	Geländer	die	Geländer

Derived terms

Treppengeländer

Hyponyms

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