Geleitschutz

German

Etymology

Geleit (“escort”) +‎ Schutz (“protection”). (Cognate equivalent is belead-shut)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡəˈlaɪ̯tˌʃʊt͡s]

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• Hyphenation: Ge‧leit‧schutz

Noun

Geleitschutz m (strong, genitive Geleitschutzes, no plural)

1. (military) convoy protection, escort protection

Declension

Declension of Geleitschutz [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Geleitschutz
genitive	eines	des	Geleitschutzes
dative	einem	dem	Geleitschutz, Geleitschutze1
accusative	einen	den	Geleitschutz

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• Geleitschutz on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Geleitschutz” in Duden online
• “Geleitschutz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache