Blitzkrieg

See also: blitzkrieg

German

Etymology

From Blitz (“lightning”) +‎ Krieg (“war”), coined in the runup to the Second World War to denote the "lightning fast" military campaigns planned by the German forces.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈblɪtskʁiːk/
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Noun

Blitzkrieg m (strong, genitive Blitzkrieges or Blitzkriegs, plural Blitzkriege)

  1. blitzkrieg

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.

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