Spießrutenlauf

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Spießrute (prod) +‎ -n- +‎ Lauf (run).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpiːsʁuːtn̩ˌlaʊ̯f/
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  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯f
  • Hyphenation: Spieß‧ru‧ten‧lauf

Noun

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Spießrutenlauf m (strong, genitive Spießrutenlaufes or Spießrutenlaufs, plural Spießrutenläufe)

  1. (military, historical) gantlope, running the gauntlet
  2. (figurative) gauntlet, ordeal

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Norwegian Bokmål: spissrotgang
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: spissrotgang

Further reading

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