Panzer

See also: panzer

English

Noun

Panzer (plural Panzers)

Alternative letter-case form of panzer

German

Etymology

From Old French panciere (“coat of mail”), from Latin pantex (“paunch”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpantsɐ/, /ˈpantsər/
Audio (file)

Noun

Panzer m (genitive Panzers, plural Panzer)

(historical) armor (US) / armour (UK); suit of armour
armor plating
(military) tank, clipping of Panzerkampfwagen (literally: "armored combat vehicle")
(zoology) shell, carapace
(figuratively) shield

Declension

Declension of Panzer

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Panzer	die	Panzer
genitive	eines	des	Panzers	der	Panzer
dative	einem	dem	Panzer	den	Panzern
accusative	einen	den	Panzer	die	Panzer

Synonyms

(tank): Pz (military abbreviation), Panzerkampfwagen

Hyponyms

(armor, shield):

Schildkrötenpanzer

(tank):

Dampfpanzer
Flammpanzer, Flammenpanzer
Jagdpanzer
Kampfpanzer

Derived terms

Related terms

Panzerwagen

Descendants

English: panzer
Polish: pancerz
Dutch: pantser
Danish: panser
Norwegian Bokmål: panser
Norwegian Nynorsk: panser
Russian: панцирь (pancirʹ)
Swedish: pansar
Finnish: panssari
Hungarian: páncél

Further reading

Panzer in Duden online

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