Zermürbungskrieg
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German
Etymology
From Zermürbung + -s- + Krieg.
Pronunciation
Noun
Zermürbungskrieg m (strong, genitive Zermürbungskrieges or Zermürbungskriegs, plural Zermürbungskriege)
- war of attrition
- Synonym: Abnutzungskrieg
Declension
Declension of Zermürbungskrieg
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Zermürbungskrieg | die | Zermürbungskriege |
| genitive | eines | des | Zermürbungskrieges, Zermürbungskriegs | der | Zermürbungskriege |
| dative | einem | dem | Zermürbungskrieg, Zermürbungskriege1 | den | Zermürbungskriegen |
| accusative | einen | den | Zermürbungskrieg | die | Zermürbungskriege |
1Now rare, see notes.
Further reading
- “Zermürbungskrieg” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Zermürbungskrieg” in Duden online