die Zwickmühle

C1

a catch-22 / dilemma

English meaning
a catch-22 / dilemma
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Zwickmühlen
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Zwickmühle in a sentence

Wir sind in einer Zwickmühle gefangen.

We are caught in a catch-22.

Declension of die Zwickmühle

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Zwickmühledie Zwickmühlen
Accusativedie Zwickmühledie Zwickmühlen
Dativeder Zwickmühleden Zwickmühlen
Genitiveder Zwickmühleder Zwickmühlen

Where Zwickmühle comes from

Determinativkompositum aus dem gebundenen Lexem Zwick- (im Sinne von „zwei“) und Mühle, belegt seit dem 15. Jahrhundert

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Questions about Zwickmühle

Is it der, die or das Zwickmühle?

It is die Zwickmühle — Zwickmühle is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Zwickmühlen.

What is the plural of Zwickmühle?

The plural of die Zwickmühle is die Zwickmühlen.

What is the genitive of Zwickmühle?

The genitive singular is der Zwickmühle. The dative plural is den Zwickmühlen.

What does Zwickmühle mean in English?

die Zwickmühle means "a catch-22 / dilemma". For example: "Wir sind in einer Zwickmühle gefangen." — "We are caught in a catch-22."

What level is Zwickmühle in German?

Zwickmühle is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the problems & solutions vocabulary.

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