Wehrmacht

== English == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from German Wehrmacht, from wehren (“to defend”) + Macht (“might, force”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvɛə(ɹ)ˌmɑːxt/, /ˈvɛə(ɹ)ˌmɑːkt/ === Proper noun === Wehrmacht (historical, Nazism) The German armed forces from 1935 to 1945. Coordinate terms: Waffen-SS, Schutzstaffel, Sturmabteilung 1999 September 12, Anthony Horowitz & al., "Dead Man's Eleven", Midsomer Murders: Oh, yes. The Wehrmacht. Certainly the greatest fighting force ever assembled. Swift, ruthless. ==== Translations ==== == German == === Etymology === From wehren + Macht. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈveːʁmaxt/ === Noun === Wehrmacht f (genitive Wehrmacht, plural Wehrmächte) (archaic) armed forces ==== Usage notes ==== In modern usage, Wehrmacht refers specifically to the Nazi-era military. It is no longer used for armed forces generally. ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Streitkraft Streitmacht === Proper noun === Wehrmacht f (proper noun, genitive Wehrmacht) (historical, Nazism) Wehrmacht (German armed forces from 1935 to 1945) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Reichswehr Bundeswehr ==== Descendants ==== → English: Wehrmacht → Polish: Wehrmacht === Further reading === “Wehrmacht”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Wehrmacht” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Wehrmacht” in Duden online Wehrmacht on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de == Polish == === Alternative forms === wermacht === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from German Wehrmacht. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvɛr.maxt/ Rhymes: -ɛrmaxt Syllabification: Wehr‧macht === Proper noun === Wehrmacht m inan (related adjective wehrmachtowski) (historical) Wehrmacht (German armed forces from 1935 to 1945) Coordinate terms: Schutzstaffel, Sturmabteilung, Waffen-SS ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “Wehrmacht”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) Wehrmacht in PWN's encyclopedia