"UFO" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈuːfo/ Audio: De-UFO.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from English UFO, initialism of unidentified flying object, itself translated into German as unidentifiziertes Flugobjekt or more commonly unbekanntes Flugobjekt. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|de|en|UFO|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} English UFO, {{bor+|de|en|UFO}} Borrowed from English UFO, {{m|en|unidentified flying object}} unidentified flying object, {{m|de|unidentifiziertes Flugobjekt}} unidentifiziertes Flugobjekt, {{m|de|unbekanntes Flugobjekt}} unbekanntes Flugobjekt Head templates: {{de-noun|n,(s),(s)}} UFO n (strong, genitive UFOs or UFO, plural UFOs or UFO) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,(s),(s)}} Forms: UFOs [genitive], UFO [genitive], UFOs [plural], UFO [plural], strong [table-tags], UFO [nominative, singular], UFOs [definite, nominative, plural], UFO [definite, nominative, plural], UFOs [genitive, singular], UFO [genitive, singular], UFOs [definite, genitive, plural], UFO [definite, genitive, plural], UFO [dative, singular], UFOs [dative, definite, plural], UFO [dative, definite, plural], UFO [accusative, singular], UFOs [accusative, definite, plural], UFO [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. UFO Tags: neuter, strong Categories (topical): Ufology Synonyms: Ufo Derived forms: UFO-Absturz, UFO-Sichtung, Ufologe, Ufologie Related terms: Fliegende Untertasse
    Sense id: en-UFO-de-noun-avoE4lgF Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header

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