Scheideweg
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German
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Scheideweg m (strong, genitive Scheideweges, plural Scheidewege)
- crossroads (decisive turning point)
Usage notes
[edit]Typically in the expression am Scheideweg stehen or sich am Scheideweg befinden, and without plural form.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Scheideweg [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Scheideweg | die | Scheidewege |
genitive | eines | des | Scheideweges | der | Scheidewege |
dative | einem | dem | Scheideweg, Scheidewege1 | den | Scheidewegen |
accusative | einen | den | Scheideweg | die | Scheidewege |
1Now rare, see notes.
Related terms
[edit]- Wegscheide (a place where one road crosses another; less metaphoric than Scheideweg)
Further reading
[edit]- “Scheideweg” in Duden online