Sitzkrieg

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German

Etymology

From sitzen (“to sit”) +‎ Krieg (“war”), a pun on Blitzkrieg (literally “lightning war”).

Pronunciation

Noun

Sitzkrieg m (strong, genitive Sitzkrieges or Sitzkriegs, plural Sitzkriege)

  1. sitzkrieg

Declension

Declension of Sitzkrieg
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Sitzkrieg die Sitzkriege
genitive eines des Sitzkrieges, Sitzkriegs der Sitzkriege
dative einem dem Sitzkrieg, Sitzkriege1 den Sitzkriegen
accusative einen den Sitzkrieg die Sitzkriege

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • “Sitzkrieg” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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