Todesschwadron

German

Etymology

From Tod +‎ -es- +‎ Schwadron. Contemporary use probably after English death squad. Occasionally attested before the 20th century in the sense “suicide squad” (formation executing a highly risky command).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtoːdəsʃvaˌdʁoːn/

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Noun

Todesschwadron f (genitive Todesschwadron, plural Todesschwadronen)

1. death squad (armed group carrying out extrajudicial killings, often in the form of massacres)

Declension

Declension of Todesschwadron [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Todesschwadron	die	Todesschwadronen
genitive	einer	der	Todesschwadron	der	Todesschwadronen
dative	einer	der	Todesschwadron	den	Todesschwadronen
accusative	eine	die	Todesschwadron	die	Todesschwadronen