Mauerbau
German
Etymology
Mauer (“wall”) + Bau (“construction”)
Pronunciation
Noun
Mauerbau m (strong, genitive Mauerbaues or Mauerbaus, plural Mauerbauten)
- wall construction
- Beim Mauerbau ist es ratsam, von unten anzufangen.
- When building a wall, it is recommended to start from the bottom.
- (architecture, often plural) wall (typically free-standing and as part of a monument or larger complex)
- Synonym: Mauer
Declension
Declension of Mauerbau [masculine, strong]
Proper noun
der Mauerbau m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Mauerbaues or des Mauerbaus)
- construction of the Berlin Wall
- Antonym: Mauerfall
Declension
Declension of Mauerbau [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Hypernyms
Related terms
- Mauerbauer
- Mauerflüchtling
- Mauerspecht
- Mauertoter