Genickschuss

German

Alternative forms

• Genickschuß (superseded spelling)

Etymology

Genick (“back of the neck”) +‎ Schuss (“shot”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡəˈnɪkʃʊs/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Hyphenation: Ge‧nick‧schuss

Noun

Genickschuss m (strong, genitive Genickschusses, plural Genickschüsse)

1. shot in the nape, an execution-style shot in the neck at the base of the skull

Declension

Declension of Genickschuss [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Genickschuss	die	Genickschüsse
genitive	eines	des	Genickschusses	der	Genickschüsse
dative	einem	dem	Genickschuss, Genickschusse1	den	Genickschüssen
accusative	einen	den	Genickschuss	die	Genickschüsse

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Genickschussbremse

Further reading

• “Genickschuss” in Duden online