Kanonenfutter

German

Etymology

From Kanone (“cannon”) +‎ Futter (“fodder”), adapted from English food for powder.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaˈnoːnənˌfʊtɐ/
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Hyphenation: Ka‧no‧nen‧fut‧ter

Noun

Kanonenfutter n (strong, genitive Kanonenfutters, no plural)

cannon fodder

Declension

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Descendants

→ English: cannon fodder (calque)

Further reading

“Kanonenfutter” in Duden online
“Kanonenfutter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Kanonenfutter on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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