Standbein

German

Etymology

From Stand (“standing, state, position,”) +‎ Bein (“leg”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈʃtantˌbaɪ̯n]
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Hyphenation: Stand‧bein

Noun

Standbein n (strong, genitive Standbeines or Standbeins, plural Standbeine)

standing leg
Antonym: Spielbein
engaged leg
mainstay, pillar, main pillar
Synonyms: tragende Säule, Stütze, Stützpfeiler

Declension

Declension of Standbein [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Standbein	die	Standbeine
genitive	eines	des	Standbeines, Standbeins	der	Standbeine
dative	einem	dem	Standbein, Standbeine¹	den	Standbeinen
accusative	ein	das	Standbein	die	Standbeine

¹Now uncommon, see notes.

Further reading

“Standbein” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Standbein”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–
“Standbein” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
“Standbein” in Duden online

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