Tagebau
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German[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Tagbau (southern)
Etymology[edit]
From Tag (“day”) + -e- + Bau (“building, winning, mining”). The first component refers to the (sun-lit) surface of the earth, as in the mining terms unter Tage (“below ground”) and über Tage (“above ground”). The second component is used in the sense of Abbau; compare Raubbau.
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
Tagebau m (strong, genitive Tagebaus or Tagebaues, plural Tagebaue)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Tagebau [masculine, strong]