Flammenwerfer
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German
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Etymology
[edit]From Flamme (“flame”) werfen (“to throw”) -er.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Flammenwerfer m (strong, genitive Flammenwerfers, plural Flammenwerfer)
- (military) flamethrower (weapon)
- (loosely) blowlamp; flame gun (similar device used for heating, burning out weeds, etc.)
- Synonyms: Gasbrenner, Lötlampe
Declension
[edit]Declension of Flammenwerfer [masculine, strong]
Descendants
[edit]- → Dutch: vlammenwerper (calque)
- → Finnish: liekinheitin (calque)
- → French: lance-flamme (calque)
- → English: flamethrower (calque)
- → Russian: огнемёт (ognemjót) (calque)
Further reading
[edit]- “Flammenwerfer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Flammenwerfer” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Flammenwerfer” in Duden online
Flammenwerfer on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de