# die Tretmühle

die Tretmühle is a German noun meaning “treadwheel”. Forms: der Tretmühle, die Tretmühlen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Tretmühle
- Plural: die Tretmühlen

## In other languages

- Русский: техн. ступенчатое колесо, топчак

## Meanings

1. treadwheel, treadmill, a grain crusher constructed to be driven by feet
2. _colloquial · regional_ a recurring monotonous work
3. _proscribed · rare_ treadmill as a fitness device to run upon

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