Schutzstaffel

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Schutzstaffel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃʊts.stæ.fəl/

Noun

Schutzstaffel (plural Schutzstaffeln)

  1. (historical) Squadron of the Luftstreitkräfte of the German Empire; Schusta.
  2. (historical) The internal security force of Nazi Germany; the SS.
    Coordinate terms: Waffen-SS, Wehrmacht, Sturmabteilung
  3. A division or corps of this force.

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Further reading

German

Etymology

From Schutz +‎ Staffel, literally protection squadron, defence corps.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃʊt͡sˌʃtafəl/, [ˈʃʊt͡sˌʃtafl̩]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Schutzstaffel f (genitive Schutzstaffel, plural Schutzstaffeln)

  1. Schutzstaffel, Schusta
  2. (singular only) Schutzstaffel, SS

Declension

Derived terms

  • Schutzstaffelmann

Further reading

  • Schutzstaffel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Schutzstaffel” in Duden online
  • Петрик В. М. та ін. СС-Аненербе: уроки минулого й актуальні висновки. / В. М. Петрик, В. В. Цибулькін, В. М. Кудирко. — К.: Видавництво «КНТ», 2025. — 344 с.