Trittbrett

German

Etymology

Tritt +‎ Brett

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʁɪtˌbʁɛt/

• Audio:

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Noun

Trittbrett n (strong, genitive Trittbrettes or Trittbretts, plural Trittbretter)

1. footboard, running board

Declension

Declension of Trittbrett [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Trittbrett	die	Trittbretter
genitive	eines	des	Trittbrettes, Trittbretts	der	Trittbretter
dative	einem	dem	Trittbrett, Trittbrette1	den	Trittbrettern
accusative	ein	das	Trittbrett	die	Trittbretter

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Trittbrett” in Duden online