Faustfeuerwaffe

German

Etymology

From Faust (“fist”) +‎ Feuerwaffe (“firearm”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Faustfeuerwaffe f (genitive Faustfeuerwaffe, plural Faustfeuerwaffen)

A handgun; a gun that is fit to be wielded in a single hand.
Synonym: Pistole

Usage notes

English handgun is a false friend of German Handfeuerwaffe, which refers to any firearm that can be carried and operated using just the hands, thus including rifles.

Declension

Declension of Faustfeuerwaffe [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Faustfeuerwaffe	die	Faustfeuerwaffen
genitive	einer	der	Faustfeuerwaffe	der	Faustfeuerwaffen
dative	einer	der	Faustfeuerwaffe	den	Faustfeuerwaffen
accusative	eine	die	Faustfeuerwaffe	die	Faustfeuerwaffen

Hypernyms

Handfeuerwaffe

Hyponyms

Reihenfeuerpistole
Revolver
Selbstladepistole

See also

Kurzwaffe

Further reading

“Faustfeuerwaffe” in Duden online
“Faustfeuerwaffe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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