blitzkrieg
See also: Blitzkrieg
English edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from German Blitzkrieg (literally “lightning war”).
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Noun edit
blitzkrieg (plural blitzkriegs)
- A fast military offensive, typically involving a large and highly mobile tank force with air support.
- 1968, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger (lyrics and music), “Sympathy for the Devil”, in Beggars Banquet, performed by Rolling Stones:
- I rode a tank, held a general's rank / When the Blitzkrieg raged and the bodies stank
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
fast military offensive
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See also edit
Further reading edit
- blitzkrieg on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Blitzkrieg.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
blitzkrieg m (uncountable)
Synonyms edit
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from German Blitzkrieg. First attested in 1936.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
blitzkrieg m inan
- blitzkrieg
- taktyka blitzkriegu ― blitzkrieg tactic
- błyskawiczny blitzkrieg ― lightning fast blitzkrieg
- doktryna blitzkriegu ― blitzkrieg doctrine
- niemiecki blitzkrieg ― German blitzkrieg
- koncepcja blitzkriegu ― the concept of blitzkrieg
- strategia blitzkriegu ― blitzkrieg strategy
- teoria blitzkriegu ― blitzkrieg theory
- idea blitzkriegu ― blitzkrieg idea
Declension edit
Declension of blitzkrieg
singular | |
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nominative | blitzkrieg |
genitive | blitzkriegu |
dative | blitzkriegowi |
accusative | blitzkrieg |
instrumental | blitzkriegiem |
locative | blitzkriegu |
vocative | blitzkriegu |
References edit
- ^ blitzkrieg in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
Further reading edit
- blitzkrieg in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Blitzkrieg.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
blitzkrieg f or m (plural blitzkriegs)
- blitzkrieg (fast military offensive)
- Synonym: guerra-relâmpago
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Blitzkrieg.
Noun edit
blitzkrieg n (uncountable)
Declension edit
declension of blitzkrieg (singular only)
singular | ||
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n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) blitzkrieg | blitzkriegul |
genitive/dative | (unui) blitzkrieg | blitzkriegului |
vocative | blitzkriegule |