Blitz

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Proper noun 2 German 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Derived terms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Short for Blitzkrieg.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /blɪts/

[edit] Proper noun

The Blitz

1. The series of air raids launched on London by the German airforce in 1940-1.

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[edit] German

[edit] Etymology

Middle High German

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[edit] Noun

Blitz m. (genitive Blitzes, plural Blitze)

1. (weather) lightning
2. (optical) flash

[edit] Derived terms

• Blitzableiter
• blitzartig
• Blitzkrieg
• Blitzlicht
• Blitzschlag
• Gedankenblitz
• Kugelblitz