"Trabant" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /tʁaˈbant/ Audio: De-Trabant.ogg
Rhymes: -ant Etymology: From Middle High German drabant (“Hussite foot soldier”), of unclear origin. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|drabant||Hussite foot soldier}} Middle High German drabant (“Hussite foot soldier”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m.weak}} Trabant m (weak, genitive Trabanten, plural Trabanten) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m.weak}} Forms: Trabanten [genitive], Trabanten [plural], weak [table-tags], Trabant [nominative, singular], Trabanten [definite, nominative, plural], Trabanten [genitive, singular], Trabanten [definite, genitive, plural], Trabanten [dative, singular], Trabanten [dative, definite, plural], Trabanten [accusative, singular], Trabanten [accusative, definite, plural], Drabant [alternative, obsolete]
  1. (historical) bodyguard of a noble Tags: historical, masculine, weak
    Sense id: en-Trabant-de-noun-MlxLBrBM
  2. (astronomy) satellite; moon Tags: masculine, weak
    Sense id: en-Trabant-de-noun-XHKt4Ng- Categories (other): Astronomy Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
  3. follower of a figure or cause; hanger-on Tags: masculine, weak
    Sense id: en-Trabant-de-noun-L6VY2gMk
  4. (humorous) child Tags: humorous, masculine, weak
    Sense id: en-Trabant-de-noun-3cnmaRlC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Trabantenstadt

Noun

IPA: /tʁaˈbant/ Audio: De-Trabant.ogg
Rhymes: -ant Etymology: From Middle High German drabant (“Hussite foot soldier”), of unclear origin. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|drabant||Hussite foot soldier}} Middle High German drabant (“Hussite foot soldier”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(s),s|dim=Trabi}} Trabant m (strong, genitive Trabants or Trabant, plural Trabants, diminutive Trabi n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(s),s}} Forms: Trabants [genitive], Trabant [genitive], Trabants [plural], Trabi [diminutive, neuter], strong [table-tags], Trabant [nominative, singular], Trabants [definite, nominative, plural], Trabants [genitive, singular], Trabant [genitive, singular], Trabants [definite, genitive, plural], Trabant [dative, singular], Trabants [dative, definite, plural], Trabant [accusative, singular], Trabants [accusative, definite, plural], Drabant [alternative, obsolete]
  1. an East German make of car Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Trabant-de-noun--1v~JVG9 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Automobiles Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 13 16 5 1 65 Disambiguation of Automobiles: 17 13 6 6 59

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/17/De-Trabant.ogg/De-Trabant.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/17/De-Trabant.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ant"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Trabant"
}

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