Brandmauer

German

Etymology

From Brand +‎ Mauer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbʁantˌmaʊ̯ɐ]

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• Hyphenation: Brand‧mau‧er

Noun

Brandmauer f (genitive Brandmauer, plural Brandmauern)

1. (construction) firewall
2. (figuratively, politics) cordon sanitaire (an agreement among political parties not to govern with parties on the extreme right)

Declension

Declension of Brandmauer [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Brandmauer	die	Brandmauern
genitive	einer	der	Brandmauer	der	Brandmauern
dative	einer	der	Brandmauer	den	Brandmauern
accusative	eine	die	Brandmauer	die	Brandmauern

Related terms

• Brandeisen
• Brandmarkung

Further reading

• “Brandmauer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Brandmauer” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Brandmauer” in Duden online