Kettensäge

German

Die Kettensägen

Etymology

From Kette +‎ -n- +‎ Säge.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛtn̩ˌzɛːɡə/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
• IPA^(key): /-ˌzeːɡə/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)

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• Hyphenation: Ket‧ten‧sä‧ge

Noun

Kettensäge f (genitive Kettensäge, plural Kettensägen)

1. chainsaw (saw with a power driven chain)

Further reading

• “Kettensäge” in Duden online
• “Kettensäge” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache