Sprachrohr

German

Etymology

Sprache +‎ Rohr

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpʁaːxˌʁoːɐ̯/
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  • Hyphenation: Sprach‧rohr

Noun

Sprachrohr n (strong, genitive Sprachrohres or Sprachrohrs, plural Sprachrohre)

  1. megaphone
  2. mouthpiece (spokesman who speaks on behalf of someone else)

Declension
Declension of Sprachrohr [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Sprachrohr die Sprachrohre
genitive eines des Sprachrohres, Sprachrohrs der Sprachrohre
dative einem dem Sprachrohr, Sprachrohre1 den Sprachrohren
accusative ein das Sprachrohr die Sprachrohre

1Now rare, see notes.

Descendants
  • Serbo-Croatian: šprȃhrōr

Further reading
  • “Sprachrohr” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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