Abwehr

German

Etymology

From abwehren.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈapveːɐ̯]
Audio (file)

Noun

Abwehr f (genitive Abwehr, no plural)

defence: action to stop an attack
a method or means of defence
repulse
counter-intelligence
rejection

See also

ab-
Wehr

Proper noun

Abwehr f (genitive Abwehr)

the military intelligence service of the German Weimar Republic and Third Reich, from 1920 to 1944 or 1945

Declension

Declension of Abwehr (uncountable)

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Abwehr
genitive	einer	der	Abwehr
dative	einer	der	Abwehr
accusative	eine	die	Abwehr

Further reading

Abwehr in Duden online

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