Armee
See also: armee and armée
German
Etymology
Borrowed from French armée. Compare English army.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /arˈmeː/, [aʁˈmeː], [a(ɐ̯)ˈmeː]
Audio (Austria) (file) Audio (file) - Rhymes: -eː
Noun
Armee f (genitive Armee, plural Armeen)
- Army (large tactical contingent consisting of several divisions)
- der Untergang der 6. Armee in Stalingrad
- the downfall of the 6th Army in Stalingrad
- military; a country’s armed forces as a whole; particularly of countries where a cognate term is commonly used in this sense, e.g. France
- Synonyms: Militär, Streitkräfte
- (chiefly archaic) army; ground forces; now only of countries where a cognate term is commonly used in this sense, e.g. the U.S.
- Synonyms: Heer, Landstreitkräfte
Declension
Declension of Armee [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Armee | die | Armeen |
genitive | einer | der | Armee | der | Armeen |
dative | einer | der | Armee | den | Armeen |
accusative | eine | die | Armee | die | Armeen |
Hyponyms
- Invasionsarmee (“invading army”)
- Rebellenarmee (“rebel army”)
Further reading
- “Armee” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Armee” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Armee” in Duden online
Armee on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Plautdietsch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /arme/
Noun
Armee f (plural Armeeen)
- army