Schutzstaffel
English
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Troopers of the 1st division of the SS, 1939.
Etymology
From German Schutzstaffel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃʊts.ʃta.fəl/
Noun
Schutzstaffel (plural Schutzstaffeln)
- (historical) Squadron of the Luftstreitkräfte of the German Empire; Schusta
- (historical) The internal security force of Nazi Germany; the SS.
- A division or corps of this force.
Translations
the internal security force of Nazi Germany
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See also
- Waffen-SS
Further reading
Schutzstaffel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
German
Etymology
From Schutz + Staffel, literally “protection squadron, defence corps”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃʊt͡sˌʃtafəl/, [ˈʃʊt͡sˌʃtafl̩]
Audio (file)
Noun
Schutzstaffel f (genitive Schutzstaffel, plural Schutzstaffeln)
- Schutzstaffel, Schusta
- (singular only) Schutzstaffel, SS
Declension
Declension of Schutzstaffel [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Schutzstaffel | die | Schutzstaffeln |
genitive | einer | der | Schutzstaffel | der | Schutzstaffeln |
dative | einer | der | Schutzstaffel | den | Schutzstaffeln |
accusative | eine | die | Schutzstaffel | die | Schutzstaffeln |
Derived terms
- Schutzstaffelmann
Further reading
- “Schutzstaffel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Schutzstaffel” in Duden online