U-Boot

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German

Etymology

Clipping of Unterseeboot.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈuːboːt/
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  • Hyphenation: U-Boot

Noun

U-Boot n (strong, genitive U-Bootes or U-Boots, plural U-Boote)

  1. submarine (vessel)
  2. submersible (vessel)

Declension

Declension of U-Boot
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das U-Boot die U-Boote
genitive eines des U-Bootes, U-Boots der U-Boote
dative einem dem U-Boot, U-Boote1 den U-Booten
accusative ein das U-Boot die U-Boote

1Now rare, see notes.

Synonyms

submarine
    submersible

    Hyponyms

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • English: U-boat

    Further reading

    • “U-Boot” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
    • “U-Boot” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
    • “U-Boot” in Duden online
    • U-Boot on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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