blitzkrieg

See also: Blitzkrieg

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Blitzkrieg (literally “lightning war”).

Pronunciation
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Noun

blitzkrieg (plural blitzkriegs)

Tanks, motor vehicles, and aircraft are essential in bringing a blitzkrieg operation into success.
  1. A fast military offensive, typically involving a large and highly mobile tank force with air support.
    • 1968, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger (lyrics and music), “Sympathy for the Devil”, in Beggars Banquet, performed by Rolling Stones:
      I rode a tank, held a general's rank / When the Blitzkrieg raged and the bodies stank

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German Blitzkrieg.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈblitsˌkrik/, /ˈblɪts-/, /-krix/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: blitz‧krieg

Noun

blitzkrieg m (uncountable)

  1. blitzkrieg

Synonyms

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Blitzkrieg. First attested in 1936.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈblit͡s.krik/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -it͡skrik
  • Syllabification: blitz‧krieg

Noun

blitzkrieg m inan

  1. blitzkrieg
    taktyka blitzkriegu ― blitzkrieg tactic
    błyskawiczny blitzkrieg ― lightning fast blitzkrieg
    doktryna blitzkriegu ― blitzkrieg doctrine
    niemiecki blitzkrieg ― German blitzkrieg
    koncepcja blitzkriegu ― the concept of blitzkrieg
    strategia blitzkriegu ― blitzkrieg strategy
    teoria blitzkriegu ― blitzkrieg theory
    idea blitzkriegu ― blitzkrieg idea

Declension
Declension of blitzkrieg
singular
nominative blitzkrieg
genitive blitzkriegu
dative blitzkriegowi
accusative blitzkrieg
instrumental blitzkriegiem
locative blitzkriegu
vocative blitzkriegu

References
  1. blitzkrieg in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from German Blitzkrieg.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /blitsˈkɾiɡ/, /blitsˈkɾi.ɡi/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /blit͡ʃˈkɾiɡ/, /blit͡ʃˈkɾi.ɡi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /blitsˈkɾiɡ/

Noun

blitzkrieg f or m (plural blitzkriegs)

  1. blitzkrieg (fast military offensive)
    Synonym: guerra-relâmpago

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Blitzkrieg.

Noun

blitzkrieg n (uncountable)

  1. blitzkrieg

Declension
declension of blitzkrieg (singular only)
singular
n gender indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) blitzkrieg blitzkriegul
genitive/dative (unui) blitzkrieg blitzkriegului
vocative blitzkriegule
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