Knarre

German

Etymology

From the verb knarren.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈknaʁə/
Hyphenation: Knar‧re
Audio (file)

Noun

Knarre f (genitive Knarre, plural Knarren)

(slightly dated) ratchet, gragger, noisemaker
(informal) a gun, especially a pistol
socket wrench

Usage notes

(rachet): The originally southern word Ratsche is now often used in this sense to avoid confusion with the sense “gun”.

Declension

Declension of Knarre

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Knarre	die	Knarren
genitive	einer	der	Knarre	der	Knarren
dative	einer	der	Knarre	den	Knarren
accusative	eine	die	Knarre	die	Knarren

Synonyms

(ratchet): Ratsche, Schnarre
(gun): Pistole, Schießeisen, Wumme
(socket wrench): Ratsche

Further reading

Knarre in Duden online

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