Stuka
English edit
Etymology edit
From German Stuka, from Sturzkampfbomber (“dive bomber”).
Noun edit
Stuka (plural Stukas)
- (historical, informal) The Junkers Ju-87, a gull-winged single-engine German dive bomber used in World War II.
Anagrams edit
German edit
Etymology edit
From Sturzkampfbomber m. Hence the masculine gender. Alternative feminine gender from the common use of the feminine for ships and airplanes, as well as by analogy with most nouns in -a.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Stuka m (strong, genitive Stukas or Stuka, plural Stukas or Stuka) or
Stuka f (genitive Stuka, plural Stukas)
Declension edit
Declension of Stuka [masculine, strong]
Declension of Stuka [feminine]