die Zwickmühle
/ˈtsvɪkˌmyːlə/ noun · feminine C2- double mill
- dilemma; Catch-22; quagmire; predicament; quandary (position in which one will suffer great disadvantage however one reacts)
- A tactic in which a piece repeatedly gains material, while simultaneously creating an inescapable series of alternating direct and discovered checks.
Genitive der Zwickmühle · Plural die Zwickmühlen
Noun forms
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | die Zwickmühle | die Zwickmühlen |
| Accusative | die Zwickmühle | die Zwickmühlen |
| Dative | der Zwickmühle | den Zwickmühlen |
| Genitive | der Zwickmühle | der Zwickmühlen |
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