das Treppengeländer
stair railing
A structure beside a staircase that you can hold on to and that protects you from falling down.
EXAMPLE
Bitte halte dich am Treppengeländer fest.
Please hold on to the stair railing.
das Treppengeländer
stair railing
das Treppengeländer, die Treppengeländer
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Treppengeländer, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Treppengeländer |
| genitive | des Treppengeländers |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Treppengeländer | die Treppengeländer |
| accusative | das Treppengeländer | die Treppengeländer |
| dative | dem Treppengeländer | den Treppengeländern |
| genitive | des Treppengeländers | der Treppengeländer |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Compound words
'Treppengeländer' (stair railing) is made up of 'Treppe' (staircase) and 'Geländer' (railing). The base word 'Geländer' comes at the end and refers to a safety structure you can hold on to, for example on stairs, balconies, or bridges; 'Treppe' specifies the location.
EXAMPLE
Das alte Treppengeländer muss dringend repariert werden.
The old stair railing urgently needs to be repaired.
Dative construction
With 'sich festhalten' (to hold on), 'an' takes the dative when used with 'Treppengeländer': 'sich am Treppengeländer festhalten' (to hold on to the stair railing). The shortened form 'am' is made up of 'an dem'.
EXAMPLE
Das Kind hielt sich beim Hinuntergehen am Treppengeländer fest.
The child held on to the stair railing while going downstairs.
Typical collocations
Common collocations include 'ein Treppengeländer reparieren' (to repair a stair railing), 'ein Treppengeländer montieren' (to install a stair railing), and 'ein Treppengeländer streichen' (to paint a stair railing). These verbs describe typical work done on a railing.
EXAMPLE
Vor dem Einzug ließ die Familie das Treppengeländer neu streichen.
Before moving in, the family had the stair railing repainted.
In real life
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