Kriegsmarine

English

Etymology

From German Kriegsmarine.

Proper noun

Kriegsmarine

  1. (historical, military, nautical, World War II) The navy of Nazi Germany.

Coordinate terms

  • Kaiserliche Marine
  • DKM (“Deutsches Kriegsmarine”)

Translations

Translations

German

Etymology

From Krieg +‎ Marine, literally “war navy”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkʁiːksmaˌʁiːnə]
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Proper noun

Kriegsmarine f (proper noun, genitive Kriegsmarine)

  1. (historical) the German navy between 1935 and 1945, during the Nazi regime

Declension

Declension of Kriegsmarine [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Kriegsmarine
genitive einer der Kriegsmarine
dative einer der Kriegsmarine
accusative eine die Kriegsmarine

Descendants

  • English: Kriegsmarine

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