Krieg

See also: krieg

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kriec, from Old High German krig, from Proto-West Germanic *krīg.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʁiːk] (standard)
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  • IPA(key): [kriːç] (colloquial, northern Germany, central Germany)
  • Homophone: kriech (nonstandard)
  • Rhymes: -iːk

Noun

Krieg m (strong, genitive Krieges or Kriegs, plural Kriege)

  1. war, warfare
    Antonym: Frieden
    im Kriegat war
    Erwähnt bloß nicht den Krieg!
    Just don’t mention the war!
    • 2011, Heinz Gärtner, “Der Irakkrieg und die Folgen”, in Ines-Jacqueline Werkner, Ulrike Kronfeld-Gohorani, editors, Der ambivalente Frieden: Die Friedensforschung vor neuen Herausforderungen, page 153:
      Der Krieg war 2003 unter falschen Voraussetzungen (Massenvernichtungswaffen, Bekämpfung von Al Qaida, Demokratisierung des Mittleren Ostens) begonnen worden. Ein Diktator wurde gestürzt. War der Krieg aber die hohen zivilen und militärischen Opfer wert?
      The war began in 2003 with false objectives. (Weapons of mass destruction, Fighting Al Qaida, Democratising the Middle East) A dictator was killed. Was the war worth the high civilian and military casualties?

Declension

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Further reading

Low German

Alternative forms

  • Krig
  • Kreyg, Kryg (Westphalian)

Etymology

From Middle Low German krîch, from Old Saxon krīg, from Proto-West Germanic *krīg.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɾiːç/, /kɾiːx/

Noun

Krieg m (plural Kriegen)

  1. war

Synonyms

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