Abwehr
German
Etymology
From abwehren.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈapveːɐ̯]
Audio (file)
Noun
Abwehr f (genitive Abwehr, no plural)
- defence: action to stop an attack
- a method or means of defence
- repulse
- counter-intelligence
- rejection
See also
- ab-
- Wehr
Proper noun
Abwehr f (genitive Abwehr)
- the military intelligence service of the German Weimar Republic and Third Reich, from 1920 to 1944 or 1945
Declension
Declension of Abwehr (uncountable)
singular | |||
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indef. | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Abwehr |
genitive | einer | der | Abwehr |
dative | einer | der | Abwehr |
accusative | eine | die | Abwehr |
Further reading
- Abwehr in Duden online