Knarre

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

German

[edit]
German Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia de

Etymology

[edit]

From the verb knarren.

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /ˈknaʁə/
  • Hyphenation: Knar‧re
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

[edit]

Knarre f (genitive Knarre, plural Knarren)

  1. (slightly dated) ratchet, gragger, noisemaker
    Synonyms: Ratsche, Schnarre
  2. (informal) a gun, especially a pistol
    Synonyms: Pistole, Schießeisen, Wumme
  3. socket wrench
    Synonym: Ratsche

Usage notes

[edit]
  • (rachet): The originally southern word Ratsche is now often used in this sense to avoid confusion with the sense “gun”.

Declension

[edit]

Further reading

[edit]