Lauf

See also: lauf and łauf

German

Etymology

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laʊ̯f/
  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯f
  • (file)

Noun

Lauf m (genitive Laufs or Laufes, plural Läufe)

  1. a run
    Sie wurde Erste beim Lauf um den See.
    She became a winner at the race around the lake.
  2. a leg of certain animals
    geriet mit seinem Lauf in die Falle.
  3. (of a gun) barrel
  4. (onward movement) course

Declension

Derived terms

Proper noun

Lauf n (genitive Laufs)

  1. A town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Further reading

  • Lauf in Duden online
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