Schlangengrube
German, noun[ˈʃlaŋənˌɡʁuːbə]
Schlangengrube is a German feminine noun meaning “snake pit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “mit Schlangen gefüllte Grube, in der Menschen gefoltert oder hingerichtet werden”.
What does Schlangengrube mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesnake pit
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. mit Schlangen gefüllte Grube, in der Menschen gefoltert oder hingerichtet werden
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Schlangengrube
- Schlangengruben plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schlangengrube?
- [ˈʃlaŋənˌɡʁuːbə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Schlangengrube in German?
Schlangengrube appears about once in every 10 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).