Holzweg
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Holzweg m (strong, genitive Holzweges or Holzwegs, plural Holzwege)
- (usually with auf, figurative) the wrong path or road
- Du bist auf dem Holzweg.
- You're barking up the wrong tree.
- woodway
Declension
[edit]Declension of Holzweg [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Holzweg” in Duden online
- “Holzweg” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Holzweg” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.