"Sitzkrieg" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈzɪtskʁiːk/
Etymology: From sitzen (“to sit”) + Krieg (“war”), a pun on Blitzkrieg (literally “lightning war”). Etymology templates: {{affix|de|sitzen|Krieg|t1=to sit|t2=war}} sitzen (“to sit”) + Krieg (“war”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s}} Sitzkrieg m (strong, genitive Sitzkrieges or Sitzkriegs, plural Sitzkriege) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s}} Forms: Sitzkrieges [genitive], Sitzkriegs [genitive], Sitzkriege [plural], strong [table-tags], Sitzkrieg [nominative, singular], Sitzkriege [definite, nominative, plural], Sitzkrieges [genitive, singular], Sitzkriegs [genitive, singular], Sitzkriege [definite, genitive, plural], Sitzkrieg [dative, singular], Sitzkriege [dative, singular], Sitzkriegen [dative, definite, plural], Sitzkrieg [accusative, singular], Sitzkriege [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. sitzkrieg Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): War
    Sense id: en-Sitzkrieg-de-noun-ZSwccluf Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "sitzen",
        "3": "Krieg",
        "t1": "to sit",
        "t2": "war"
      },
      "expansion": "sitzen (“to sit”) + Krieg (“war”)",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From sitzen (“to sit”) + Krieg (“war”), a pun on Blitzkrieg (literally “lightning war”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Sitzkrieges",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Sitzkriegs",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Sitzkriege",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Sitzkrieg",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Sitzkriege",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Sitzkrieges",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Sitzkriegs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Sitzkriege",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Sitzkrieg",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Sitzkriege",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Sitzkriegen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Sitzkrieg",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Sitzkriege",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,(e)s"
      },
      "expansion": "Sitzkrieg m (strong, genitive Sitzkrieges or Sitzkriegs, plural Sitzkriege)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,(e)s"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "War",
          "orig": "de:War",
          "parents": [
            "Conflict",
            "Military",
            "Violence",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Society",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sitzkrieg"
      ],
      "id": "en-Sitzkrieg-de-noun-ZSwccluf",
      "links": [
        [
          "sitzkrieg",
          "sitzkrieg"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈzɪtskʁiːk/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Sitzkrieg"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "sitzen",
        "3": "Krieg",
        "t1": "to sit",
        "t2": "war"
      },
      "expansion": "sitzen (“to sit”) + Krieg (“war”)",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From sitzen (“to sit”) + Krieg (“war”), a pun on Blitzkrieg (literally “lightning war”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Sitzkrieges",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Sitzkriegs",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Sitzkriege",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Sitzkrieg",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Sitzkriege",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Sitzkrieges",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Sitzkriegs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Sitzkriege",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Sitzkrieg",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Sitzkriege",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Sitzkriegen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Sitzkrieg",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Sitzkriege",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,(e)s"
      },
      "expansion": "Sitzkrieg m (strong, genitive Sitzkrieges or Sitzkriegs, plural Sitzkriege)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,(e)s"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German compound terms",
        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German lemmas",
        "German masculine nouns",
        "German nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "de:War"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sitzkrieg"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sitzkrieg",
          "sitzkrieg"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈzɪtskʁiːk/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Sitzkrieg"
}

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