ellebogenwerk – Dutch noun declension

Dutch noun forms of ellebogenwerk

Noun: ellebogenwerk
Gender: Neuter Hyphenation:
uncountable

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Etymology

Compound of elleboog (“elbow”) + -en- + werk (“work”). Evoking prodding and pushing people aside with one's elbows as an ungracious way of treating competition. Compare German Ellenbogengesellschaft. See: German Nouns 'Ellenbogengesellschaft'.

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