Bollwerk

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German and Middle Dutch bolwerk

Pronunciation

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Noun

Bollwerk n (genitive Bollwerks, plural Bollwerke)

bulwark, rampart, stronghold, fortress, bastion

Declension

Declension of Bollwerk

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Bollwerk	die	Bollwerke
genitive	eines	des	Bollwerks	der	Bollwerke
dative	einem	dem	Bollwerk	den	Bollwerken
accusative	ein	das	Bollwerk	die	Bollwerke

Related terms

Holzbohle
Fachwerk
Kunstwerk

Further reading

Bollwerk in Duden online

References

Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

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