Uhrzeigersinn

German

Etymology

From Uhrzeiger (“clock hand”) +‎ Sinn. The latter word is used here in the archaic sense “way, direction”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈuːɐ̯t͡saɪ̯ɡɐˌzɪn/
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Noun

Uhrzeigersinn m (strong, genitive Uhrzeigersinnes or Uhrzeigersinns, no plural)

clockwise direction
Synonym: (informal) Uhr

im Uhrzeigersinn ― clockwise

gegen den Uhrzeigersinn ― widdershins, counterclockwise

Declension

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Further reading

“Uhrzeigersinn” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Uhrzeigersinn” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Uhrzeigersinn” in Duden online
“Uhrzeigersinn” in OpenThesaurus.de
Uhrzeigersinn on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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