Noun
der Hub
Pronunciation: /huːp/
lift, lifting
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plural Hübe
Meanings
Noun
- lift, lifting
- distance traveled by a piston within an engine
- a puff, a spray (of an inhalator, a nasal spray, etc.)
- hub
Example sentence
Die Hydraulik erlaubt einen Hub von zwei Metern.
The hydraulic system allows a lift of two metres.
Word forms
Noun
singular
der Hub
plural
die Hübe
Noun
singular
der Hub
plural
die Hubs
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Hub
Accusativeden Hub
Dativedem Hub
Genitivedes Hubes
Plural
Nominativedie Hübe
Accusativedie Hübe
Dativeden Hüben
Genitiveder Hübe
Usage
- der Hub einer Hebebühne — The lifting movement or distance of a lifting platform.
- Hub / Hübe — The lifting sense has plural Hübe; the network borrowing has Hubs.
Mit einem Hub hob der Kran die Kiste auf das Dach.
In a single lift, the crane raised the crate onto the roof.