"Luftwaffe" meaning in German

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈlʊftˌvafə/ Audio: De-Luftwaffe.ogg Forms: die Luftwaffe [canonical, feminine], der Luftwaffe [definite, genitive]
Etymology: From Luft (“air”) + Waffe (“weapon”). Etymology templates: {{affix|de|Luft|Waffe|gloss1=air|gloss2=weapon}} Luft (“air”) + Waffe (“weapon”) Head templates: {{de-proper noun|f.article}} die Luftwaffe f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Luftwaffe)
  1. (historical) The air force of the Third Reich. Tags: definite, historical, proper-noun, usually
    Sense id: en-Luftwaffe-de-name-yJ~--HJN Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 94 3 2 2
  2. The air force of the Federal Republic of Germany. Tags: definite, proper-noun, usually
    Sense id: en-Luftwaffe-de-name-x~vF76At
  3. The air force of Switzerland. Tags: definite, proper-noun, usually
    Sense id: en-Luftwaffe-de-name-YjaK3cA2

Noun

IPA: /ˈlʊftˌvafə/ Audio: De-Luftwaffe.ogg
Etymology: From Luft (“air”) + Waffe (“weapon”). Etymology templates: {{affix|de|Luft|Waffe|gloss1=air|gloss2=weapon}} Luft (“air”) + Waffe (“weapon”) Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Luftwaffe f (genitive Luftwaffe, plural Luftwaffen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Luftwaffe [genitive], Luftwaffen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Luftwaffe [nominative, singular], Luftwaffen [definite, nominative, plural], Luftwaffe [genitive, singular], Luftwaffen [definite, genitive, plural], Luftwaffe [dative, singular], Luftwaffen [dative, definite, plural], Luftwaffe [accusative, singular], Luftwaffen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. air force Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Military Synonyms: Luftstreitkräfte, Luftstreitmacht
    Sense id: en-Luftwaffe-de-noun-9SQLwssP Disambiguation of Military: 20 19 21 41

Inflected forms

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