Spinnwebe

German

Alternative forms

Spinngewebe, Spinnengewebe n
Spinnweben n (chiefly colloquial)

Etymology

From northern Middle High German spinnenwebe f, alteration of older spinnenweppe n, from Old High German spinnūnwebbi n. Compare Spinne (“spider”), weben (“to weave”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃpɪnˌveːbə/
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Noun

Spinnwebe f (genitive Spinnwebe, plural Spinnweben)

cobweb; spiderweb; especially old, unused ones as dirt

Declension

Declension of Spinnwebe

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Spinnwebe	die	Spinnweben
genitive	einer	der	Spinnwebe	der	Spinnweben
dative	einer	der	Spinnwebe	den	Spinnweben
accusative	eine	die	Spinnwebe	die	Spinnweben

Synonyms

Spinnennetz (especially one still in use)

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