Sturmgewehr

German

Etymology

From the Maschinenpistole 44, called the Sturmgewehr by Adolf Hitler, whence it was renamed to represent the separate class of firearm it represented. From Sturm +‎ Gewehr, hence English assault rifle.

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Noun

Sturmgewehr n (genitive Sturmgewehres or Sturmgewehrs, plural Sturmgewehre)

assault rifle

Declension

Declension of Sturmgewehr

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Sturmgewehr	die	Sturmgewehre
genitive	eines	des	Sturmgewehres, Sturmgewehrs	der	Sturmgewehre
dative	einem	dem	Sturmgewehr, Sturmgewehre¹	den	Sturmgewehren
accusative	ein	das	Sturmgewehr	die	Sturmgewehre

¹Now uncommon, see notes

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