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Schusswaffe

die Schusswaffe

Schusswaffe is a feminine German noun. Its article is die.

Plural
die Schusswaffen

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Why is it die Schusswaffe?

Schusswaffe is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: die Waffe. So it’s die Schusswaffe.

Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] weapon for shooting (often used synonymously with a fire weapon)

[1] Waffe zum Schießen (oft synonym mit Feuerwaffe gebraucht)

[2] Legally: firearm [1] with a run

[2] juristisch: Schusswaffe[1] mit einem Lauf

Examples

[1] Anyone who wants to lead firearms requires the permission of the responsible authority

[1] Wer Schusswaffen führen will, bedarf der Erlaubnis der zuständigen Behörde.

[1] "In his pocket, two self -made firearms were found"

[1] „In seiner Tasche wurden zwei selbstgebaute Schusswaffen gefunden.“
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[2] Make the items without warning from the firearm

[2] Die Posten machen ohne Vorwarnung von der Schusswaffe Gebrauch.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Schusswaffe die Schusswaffen
Genitiv der Schusswaffe der Schusswaffen
Dativ der Schusswaffe den Schusswaffen
Akkusativ die Schusswaffe die Schusswaffen

Pronunciation

In context

[1] Schusswaffe
[1] Schusswaffe Wikimedia Commons

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