Flammenwerfer

German

Flammenwerfer.

Etymology

From Flamme (“flame”) +‎ werfen (“to throw”) +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflamənˌvɛʁfɐ/

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Noun

Flammenwerfer m (strong, genitive Flammenwerfers, plural Flammenwerfer)

1. (military) flamethrower (weapon)
2. (loosely) blowlamp; flame gun (similar device used for heating, burning out weeds, etc.)

   Synonyms: Gasbrenner, Lötlampe

Declension

Declension of Flammenwerfer [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Flammenwerfer	die	Flammenwerfer
genitive	eines	des	Flammenwerfers	der	Flammenwerfer
dative	einem	dem	Flammenwerfer	den	Flammenwerfern
accusative	einen	den	Flammenwerfer	die	Flammenwerfer

Descendants

• → Dutch: vlammenwerper (calque)
• → Finnish: liekinheitin (calque)
• → French: lance-flamme (calque)
• → English: flamethrower (calque)
• → Russian: огнемёт (ognemjót) (calque)

Further reading

• “Flammenwerfer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Flammenwerfer” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Flammenwerfer” in Duden online
• Flammenwerfer on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de