Flammenwerfer

German

Etymology

From Flamme (“flame”) +‎ werfen (“to throw”) +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈflamənˌvɛʁfɐ/
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Noun

Flammenwerfer m (genitive Flammenwerfers, plural Flammenwerfer)

(military) flamethrower (weapon)
(loosely) blowlamp; flame gun (similar device used for heating, burning out weeds, etc.)

Declension

Declension of Flammenwerfer

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Flammenwerfer	die	Flammenwerfer
genitive	eines	des	Flammenwerfers	der	Flammenwerfer
dative	einem	dem	Flammenwerfer	den	Flammenwerfern
accusative	einen	den	Flammenwerfer	die	Flammenwerfer

Synonyms

(blowlamp): Gasbrenner; Lötlampe

Descendants

Dutch: vlammenwerper
English: flamethrower

Further reading

Flammenwerfer in Duden online

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