Brückenkopf

German

Etymology

18th century, a calque of French tête de pont.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrʏkənˌkɔpf/, [ˈbʁʏ.kŋ̍ˌkɔp͡f], [-kən-], [-ˌkɔp͡ɸ]

• Audio:

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Noun

Brückenkopf m (strong, genitive Brückenkopfes or Brückenkopfs, plural Brückenköpfe)

1. (military) bridgehead (fortification near a bridge)
2. (military) bridgehead, beachhead (captured territory beyond a natural obstacle, especially a body of water, serving as basis for further advance)

Declension

Declension of Brückenkopf [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Brückenkopf	die	Brückenköpfe
genitive	eines	des	Brückenkopfes, Brückenkopfs	der	Brückenköpfe
dative	einem	dem	Brückenkopf, Brückenkopfe1	den	Brückenköpfen
accusative	einen	den	Brückenkopf	die	Brückenköpfe

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Brückenkopf” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache