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/
  • (file)
  • 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

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

Further reading

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