Lauf
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German louf, from Old High German hlouf; louf, from Proto-Germanic *hlaupą.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Lauf m (strong, genitive Laufes or Laufs, plural Läufe)
- (sports) run, race
- Hyponym: Wettlauf
- Sie wurde Erste beim Lauf um den See.
- She became a winner at the race around the lake.
- (hunting jargon) leg of certain animals
- geriet mit seinem Lauf in die Falle.
- get caught with its leg in the trap.
- (firearms, of a gun) barrel
- Synonym: Rohr
- course (onward movement)
- der Lauf eines Flusses ― the course of a river
- (figurative, uncountable) course, way
- im Lauf des Jahres ― during the year
- der Lauf der Dinge ― the way things go
Declension
[edit]Declension of Lauf [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
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[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Lauf n (proper noun, genitive Laufs or (optionally with an article) Lauf)
- A town in Nürnberger Land district, Middle Franconia, Bavaria. Official name: Lauf an der Pegnitz
- A municipality of Ortenaukreis district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Further reading
[edit]- “Lauf” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Lauf” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Lauf” in Duden online
- Lauf on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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