Reißwolf

German

Alternative forms
  • Reisswolf (Switzerland and Liechtenstein)

Etymology

From reißen (“to tear”) +‎ Wolf (“shredder”).

Noun

Reißwolf m (genitive Reißwolfes or Reißwolfs, plural Reißwölfe)

  1. paper shredder

Declension
Declension of Reißwolf
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Reißwolf die Reißwölfe
genitive eines des Reißwolfes,
Reißwolfs		 der Reißwölfe
dative einem dem Reißwolf,
Reißwolfe1		 den Reißwölfen
accusative einen den Reißwolf die Reißwölfe
1Now uncommon, see notes

Synonyms
  • Aktenvernichter, Papierwolf, Büro-Shredder

Further reading
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