Blitzkrieg
See also: blitzkrieg
German
Etymology
From Blitz (“lightning”) + Krieg (“war”), coined during the Second World War to denote the "lightning fast" military campaigns executed by the German forces.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈblɪtskʁiːk/
Audio (file)
Declension
Declension of Blitzkrieg [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Blitzkrieg | die | Blitzkriege |
| genitive | eines | des | Blitzkrieges, Blitzkriegs | der | Blitzkriege |
| dative | einem | dem | Blitzkrieg, Blitzkriege1 | den | Blitzkriegen |
| accusative | einen | den | Blitzkrieg | die | Blitzkriege |
1Now rare, see notes.
Descendants
- → Esperanto: fulmomilito (calque)
- → Dutch: bliksemoorlog (calque)
- English: Blitzkrieg, blitzkrieg
- Polish: blitzkrieg
- Portuguese: Blitzkrieg, blitzkrieg
See also
Further reading
- “Blitzkrieg” in Duden online
- “Blitzkrieg” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Blitzkrieg on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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