Pferdestärke

German

Etymology

From Pferde (“horses”, plural) +‎ Stärke (“power, strength”), calque of English horsepower.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpfeːɐ̯dəˌʃteːɐ̯kə/
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Hyphenation: Pfer‧de‧stär‧ke

Noun

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horsepower (metric, approximately equal to 735.5 watts)

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading

“Pferdestärke” in Duden online
“Pferdestärke” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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