Trommelfeuer

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German

Etymology

From trommeln (“to drum”) +‎ Feuer (“fire”).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Trom‧mel‧feu‧er

Noun

Trommelfeuer n (strong, genitive Trommelfeuers, plural Trommelfeuer)

  1. (military) drumfire, barrage
    • 1916, Walther Kabel (as W. Belka), Die Höhlen von Saint-Pierre, Verlag moderner Lektüre, page 14:
      Da – abermals begann die feindliche Artillerie mit dem wahnwitzigen Trommelfeuer.
      There – once more the enemy artillery started with the insane drumfire.

Declension

Declension of Trommelfeuer
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Trommelfeuer die Trommelfeuer
genitive eines des Trommelfeuers der Trommelfeuer
dative einem dem Trommelfeuer den Trommelfeuern
accusative ein das Trommelfeuer die Trommelfeuer

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