Trabant

See also: trabant

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Trabant.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌtɹæˈbænt/, IPA^(key): /ˈtɹæˌbænt/

Noun

A Trabant car in London.

Trabant (plural Trabants)

1. A make of East German car.

German

Alternative forms

• Drabant (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German drabant (“Hussite foot soldier”), of unclear origin. Compare Czech drobit (to split, to crush).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʁaˈbant/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ant

Noun

Trabant m (weak, genitive Trabanten, plural Trabanten)

1. (historical) bodyguard of a noble
2. (astronomy) satellite; moon
3. follower of a figure or cause; hanger-on
4. (humorous) child

Declension

Declension of Trabant [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Trabant	die	Trabanten
genitive	eines	des	Trabanten	der	Trabanten
dative	einem	dem	Trabanten	den	Trabanten
accusative	einen	den	Trabanten	die	Trabanten

Derived terms

• Trabantenstadt

Descendants

• → Dutch: trawant

Noun

Trabant m (strong, genitive Trabants or Trabant, plural Trabants, diminutive Trabi n)

1. an East German make of car

Declension

Declension of Trabant [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Trabant	die	Trabants
genitive	eines	des	Trabants, Trabant	der	Trabants
dative	einem	dem	Trabant	den	Trabants
accusative	einen	den	Trabant	die	Trabants

Further reading

• “Trabant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Trabant” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Trabant” in Duden online
• Trabant on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de