Nacht der langen Messer
German
editEtymology
editLiterally, “night of the long knives”.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editNacht der langen Messer f (genitive Nacht der langen Messer, plural Nacht der langen Messeres or Nacht der langen Messers)
- (historical, Nazism) Night of the Long Knives (purge that took place in Nazi Germany from June 30 to July 2, 1934)
- Synonym: Röhm-Putsch
- (politics) night of the long knives (purge in which opponents of a regime or political party are killed or removed)
Descendants
edit- → English: night of the long knives (calque)
- → Polish: noc długich noży (calque)
Further reading
edit- “Nacht der langen Messer” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon