Abwehr

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Abwehr (“defence; counter-intelligence”).

Proper noun

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the Abwehr

  1. (historical) The military intelligence service of the German Weimar Republic and Third Reich, from 1920 to 1944 or 1945.

Further reading

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German

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Etymology

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From abwehren.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈapveːɐ̯]
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Noun

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Abwehr f (genitive Abwehr, plural Abwehren)

  1. defence
    action to stop an attack
    a method or means of defence
  2. repulse
  3. counter-intelligence
  4. rejection

Declension

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Declension of Abwehr [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Abwehr die Abwehren
genitive einer der Abwehr der Abwehren
dative einer der Abwehr den Abwehren
accusative eine die Abwehr die Abwehren
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See also

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Proper noun

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Abwehr f (proper noun, genitive Abwehr)

  1. the military intelligence service of the German Weimar Republic and Third Reich, from 1920 to 1944 or 1945

Declension

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Declension of Abwehr [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Abwehr
genitive einer der Abwehr
dative einer der Abwehr
accusative eine die Abwehr

Further reading

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