Golfkrieg
German
Etymology
From Golf + Krieg.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Golfkrieg m (genitive Golfkriegs or Golfkrieges, plural Golfkriege)
- Gulf War (one of several wars fought in the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s)
Usage notes
- The war of 1990/91 is usually referred to in German as Zweiter Golfkrieg (“Second Gulf War”), the Erster Golfkrieg being the Iran-Iraq War (1980-88). This terminology is dated in English.
Declension
Declension of Golfkrieg
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Golfkrieg | die | Golfkriege |
| genitive | eines | des | Golfkrieges, Golfkriegs | der | Golfkriege |
| dative | einem | dem | Golfkrieg, Golfkriege1 | den | Golfkriegen |
| accusative | einen | den | Golfkrieg | die | Golfkriege |
1Now uncommon, see notes
Derived terms
- Erster Golfkrieg
- Zweiter Golfkrieg
- Dritter Golfkrieg
- Golfkriegssyndrom