Engpass

German

Alternative forms

• Engpaß (superseded)

Etymology

From eng (“narrow”) +‎ Pass (“path through mountains”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛŋˌpas/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Hyphenation: Eng‧pass

Noun

Engpass m (strong, genitive Engpasses, plural Engpässe)

1. defile (very narrow path, especially in mountainous terrain)
2. (figurative) strait; bottleneck; shortage; shortfall (difficult situation where there is a lack of ressources or space)

Declension

Declension of Engpass [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Engpass	die	Engpässe
genitive	eines	des	Engpasses	der	Engpässe
dative	einem	dem	Engpass, Engpasse1	den	Engpässen
accusative	einen	den	Engpass	die	Engpässe

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Engpass” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Engpass” in Duden online