Armee

See also: armee and armée

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French armée.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aʁˈmeː/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /aˈmeː/ (common; chiefly northern and central Germany)
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  • Rhymes: -eː

Noun

Armee f (genitive Armee, plural Armeen)

  1. Army (large tactical contingent consisting of several divisions)
    der Untergang der 6. Armee in Stalingrad
    the downfall of the 6th Army in Stalingrad
  2. 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
  3. (chiefly archaic) army; ground forces; now only of countries where a cognate term is commonly used in this sense, e.g. the U.S.

Declension
Declension of Armee
singular plural
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

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