Armee
German
editEtymology
editEarly 16th century, borrowed from Middle French armee. Compare Modern French armée, English army.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editArmee f (genitive Armee, plural Armeen)
- army (large tactical contingent consisting of several divisions)
- der Untergang der 6. Armee in Stalingrad
- the downfall of the 6th Army in Stalingrad
- military; a country’s armed forces as a whole; particularly of countries where a cognate term is commonly used in this sense, e.g. France
- Synonyms: Militär, Streitkräfte
- (chiefly archaic) army; ground forces; now only of countries where a cognate term is commonly used in this sense, e.g. the U.S.
- Synonyms: Heer, Landstreitkräfte
Declension
editDeclension of Armee [feminine]
Hyponyms
edit- Invasionsarmee (“invading army”)
- Rebellenarmee (“rebel army”)
Descendants
edit- → Estonian: armee
Further reading
edit- “Armee” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Armee” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Armee” in Duden online
- Armee on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Plautdietsch
editPronunciation
editNoun
editArmee f (plural Armeeen)
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