Attentat
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed and relatinized from French attentat, from Latin attentātum, attemptātum (“attempt; attempted crime”), derived from attentō, attemptō.
May have been reinterpreted as a complex noun, with the second component being Tat (“deed, act, crime”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Attentat n (strong, genitive Attentates or Attentats, plural Attentate)
- attack; assassination (killing, or attempted killing, for ideological reasons)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Attentat [neuter, strong]
Derived terms[edit]
- Attentäter m (“attacker; assassin”)