"Blitzkrieg" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈblɪtskʁiːk/ Audio: De-Blitzkrieg.ogg
Etymology: From Blitz (“lightning”) + Krieg (“war”), coined during the Second World War to denote the "lightning fast" military campaigns executed by the German forces. Etymology templates: {{affix|de|Blitz|Krieg|t1=lightning|t2=war}} Blitz (“lightning”) + Krieg (“war”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s}} Blitzkrieg m (strong, genitive Blitzkrieges or Blitzkriegs, plural Blitzkriege) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s}} Forms: Blitzkrieges [genitive], Blitzkriegs [genitive], Blitzkriege [plural], strong [table-tags], Blitzkrieg [nominative, singular], Blitzkriege [definite, nominative, plural], Blitzkrieges [genitive, singular], Blitzkriegs [genitive, singular], Blitzkriege [definite, genitive, plural], Blitzkrieg [dative, singular], Blitzkriege [dative, singular], Blitzkriegen [dative, definite, plural], Blitzkrieg [accusative, singular], Blitzkriege [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. blitzkrieg Wikipedia link: Blitzkrieg Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): War Related terms: Sitzkrieg
    Sense id: en-Blitzkrieg-de-noun-qYzMsPBU Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Blitzkrieg meaning in German (3.6kB)

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