Fallschirmjäger

German

Etymology

Fallschirm (“parachute”) +‎ Jäger (“hunter, soldier”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfalʃɪʁmˌjɛːɡɐ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
• IPA^(key): /-ˌjeːɡɐ/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)

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• Hyphenation: Fall‧schirm‧jä‧ger

Noun

Fallschirmjäger m (genitive Fallschirmjägers, plural Fallschirmjäger, feminine Fallschirmjägerin)

1. paratrooper

Further reading

• “Fallschirmjäger” in Duden online