Fahrkunst

See also: fahrkunst

German

Etymology

From fahren +‎ Kunst.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfaːɐ̯ˌkʊnst/
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  • Hyphenation: Fahr‧kunst

Noun

Fahrkunst f (genitive Fahrkunst, plural Fahrkünste)

  1. man engine (mechanical lift for raising and lowering people through considerable distances; specifically, a device by which miners ascend or descend in a shaft, consisting of a series of landings or sollars in the shaft and an equal number of shelves on a vertical rod which has an up and down motion equal to the distance between the successive landings; a person steps from a landing to a shelf and is raised or lowered to the next landing, upon which they then step, and so on, travelling by successive stages)

Declension

Declension of Fahrkunst [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Fahrkunst die Fahrkünste
genitive einer der Fahrkunst der Fahrkünste
dative einer der Fahrkunst den Fahrkünsten
accusative eine die Fahrkunst die Fahrkünste

Descendants

  • → Dutch: fahrkunst
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: farkunst
  • → Russian: фа́ркунст (fárkunst)
  • → Ukrainian: фа́ркунст (fárkunst)

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