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Etymology edit

From værne (to protect) +‎ magt (force). Calque of German Wehrmacht.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈʋaɐ̯nəˌmɑɡ̊d̥]

Noun edit

værnemagt c (singular definite værnemagten, not used in plural form)

  1. (historical) Wehrmacht (the German military forces from 1933-1945)

Declension edit