Schraube

See also: schraube

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German schrūbe. The earlier developments seem not to be quite clear; cf. screw for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃʁaʊ̯bə/

• Audio (Austria):

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Noun

Schraube f (genitive Schraube, plural Schrauben, diminutive Schräubchen n)

1. screw

   Solange das deutsche Reich besteht, wird die Schraube nach rechts gedreht. (mnemonic, dated)

   For as long as the German empire exists, we turn the screw to the right.

Derived terms

• eine Schraube locker haben
• Inbusschraube
• Holzschraube
• Metallschraube
• Madenschraube
• Kreuzschlitzschraube
• Schiffsschraube

Related terms

• Schraubenkopf
• Schraubenmutter
• Schraubenzieher

Descendants

• → Esperanto: ŝraŭbo
• → Hungarian: sróf
  • → Macedonian: шраф (šraf)
  • → Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: шра̏ф, ша̀ра̄ф, ша̏ф

    Latin script: šrȁf, šàrāf, šȁf

• → Polish: śruba (from Middle High German)
  • → Belarusian: шру́ба (šrúba)
• → Romanian: șurub
• → Russian: шуру́п (šurúp)
• → Ukrainian: шуру́п (šurúp)

Further reading

• “Schraube” in Duden online