Flammenwerfer
German
Flammenwerfer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈflamənˌvɛʁfɐ/
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Noun
Flammenwerfer m (strong, genitive Flammenwerfers, plural Flammenwerfer)
- (military) flamethrower (weapon)
- (loosely) blowlamp; flame gun (similar device used for heating, burning out weeds, etc.)
- Synonyms: Gasbrenner, Lötlampe
Declension
Declension of Flammenwerfer [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Flammenwerfer | die | Flammenwerfer |
| genitive | eines | des | Flammenwerfers | der | Flammenwerfer |
| dative | einem | dem | Flammenwerfer | den | Flammenwerfern |
| accusative | einen | den | Flammenwerfer | die | Flammenwerfer |
Descendants
- → Dutch: vlammenwerper (calque)
- → Finnish: liekinheitin (calque)
- → French: lance-flamme (calque)
- → English: flamethrower (calque)
- → Russian: огнемёт (ognemjót) (calque)
Further reading
- “Flammenwerfer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Flammenwerfer” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Flammenwerfer” in Duden online
Flammenwerfer on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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