Blitzkrieg

See also: blitzkrieg

German

Etymology

From Blitz (“lightning”) +‎ Krieg (“war”), coined during the Second World War to denote the "lightning fast" military campaigns executed by the German forces.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈblɪtskʁiːk/
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Noun

Blitzkrieg m (strong, genitive Blitzkrieges or Blitzkriegs, plural Blitzkriege)

  1. blitzkrieg

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Descendants
  • → Esperanto: fulmomilito (calque)
  • → Dutch: bliksemoorlog (calque)
  • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
  • Polish: blitzkrieg
  • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

See also

Further reading
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