Noun
der Feueralarm
Pronunciation: /ˈfɔʏ̯əraˌlaʁm/
fire alarm
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plural Feueralarme
Meanings
Noun
- fire alarm
Example sentence
Plötzlich ging der Feueralarm los.
All of a sudden, the fire alarm went off.
Word forms
singular
der Feueralarm
plural
die Feueralarme
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Feueralarm
Accusativeden Feueralarm
Dativedem Feueralarm
Genitivedes Feueralarms
Plural
Nominativedie Feueralarme
Accusativedie Feueralarme
Dativeden Feueralarmen
Genitiveder Feueralarme
Usage
- Feueralarm auslösen — set off a fire alarm; auslösen is separable
- Feueralarm / Feueralarmübung — a fire alarm / a fire-alarm drill; the compound names a practice event
Während der Probe ertönte im Theater plötzlich der Feueralarm.
During the rehearsal, the fire alarm suddenly sounded in the theatre.