Hemmschuh

German

Etymology

From hemmen (“to inhibit, to obstruct”) +‎ Schuh (“shoe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɛmˌʃuː]

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• Hyphenation: Hemm‧schuh

Noun

Hemmschuh m (genitive Hemmschuhs or Hemmschuhes, plural Hemmschuhe)

1. brake shoe
2. (by extension) hindrance

Synonyms

• Bremsschuh
• Radschuh

Further reading

• Hemmschuh (Gegenstand) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Hemmschuh” in Duden online