"Graben" meaning in German

See Graben in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡʁaːbn̩/ Audio: De-Graben.ogg
Rhymes: -aːbn̩ Etymology: From Middle High German grabe, from Old High German grabo. The geological sense was introduced in 1888 by Austrian geologist Eduard Suess. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|grabe}} Middle High German grabe, {{inh|de|goh|grabo}} Old High German grabo Head templates: {{de-noun|m,,^}} Graben m (strong, genitive Grabens, plural Gräben) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,,^}} Forms: Grabens [genitive], Gräben [plural], strong [table-tags], Graben [nominative, singular], Gräben [definite, nominative, plural], Grabens [genitive, singular], Gräben [definite, genitive, plural], Graben [dative, singular], Gräben [dative, definite, plural], Graben [accusative, singular], Gräben [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. ditch Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Graben-de-noun-Wsja1go7
  2. (military) trench Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-Graben-de-noun-ppoT4GRe Topics: government, military, politics, war
  3. (geology) graben Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Geology Hyponyms: Kreisgraben, Landgraben, Orchestergraben, Röstigraben, Schützengraben, Wassergraben Related terms: Grab, graben
    Sense id: en-Graben-de-noun-3veU7dVq Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 17 7 76 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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    },
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          "word": "Röstigraben"
        },
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          "_dis1": "4 1 95",
          "word": "Schützengraben"
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          "_dis1": "4 1 95",
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
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    {
      "word": "Kreisgraben"
    },
    {
      "word": "Landgraben"
    },
    {
      "word": "Orchestergraben"
    },
    {
      "word": "Röstigraben"
    },
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      "word": "Schützengraben"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wassergraben"
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      "word": "graben"
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      "tags": [
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    },
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}

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