Trampelpfad

German

Etymology

trampeln (“to trample”) +‎ Pfad (“path”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʁampl̩ˌpfaːt/, /ˈtʁampəlˌpfaːt/

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Noun

Trampelpfad m (strong, genitive Trampelpfades or Trampelpfads, plural Trampelpfade)

1. desire line (path in formerly pathless area created by people or animals through frequent walking along the same line)

Declension

Declension of Trampelpfad [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Trampelpfad	die	Trampelpfade
genitive	eines	des	Trampelpfades, Trampelpfads	der	Trampelpfade
dative	einem	dem	Trampelpfad, Trampelpfade1	den	Trampelpfaden
accusative	einen	den	Trampelpfad	die	Trampelpfade

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Trampelpfad” in Duden online
• Trampelpfad on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de