Blitzkrieg

See also: blitzkrieg

German

Etymology

From Blitz (“lightning”) +‎ Krieg (“war”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈblɪtskʁiːk/

Noun

Blitzkrieg m (genitive Blitzkrieges or Blitzkriegs, plural Blitzkriege)

blitzkrieg

Declension

Declension of Blitzkrieg

	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 uncommon, see notes

Descendants

→ Dutch: bliksemoorlog (calque)
English: Blitzkrieg, blitzkrieg
Portuguese: Blitzkrieg, blitzkrieg

See also

Sitzkrieg

Further reading

Blitzkrieg in Duden online

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