Geschütz
German
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Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Middle High German geschütze, geschüz (“firearms, weapons”), collective noun of Middle High German schuʒ, schutz (“shot”).[1] Not immediately related to schützen, geschützt.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Geschütz n (strong, genitive Geschützes, plural Geschütze)
- (military) generally any type of large or heavy calibre gun, cannon, artillery piece, or turret assembly
Usage notes
[edit]- In a more broad sense, this word can to refer to any large ballistic weapon that does not mechanically throw its projectile. Ballistae, catapults, slings, trebuchets, and other siege engines are not called Geschütze, for example.
- In popular culture usage, Geschütze would not likely be used to describe a large handheld weapon, unless the gun in question is exceptionally oversized compared to the wielder. Kanone and Gewehr are more common uses.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Geschütz [neuter, strong]
Hyponyms
[edit]- Eisenbahngeschütz (“railway gun”)
- Feldgeschütz (“field artillery”)
- Gasgeschütz (“gas-powered gun”)
- Infanteriegeschütz (“infantry gun”)
- Leichtgeschütz (“recoilless gun”)
- Panzerabwehrgeschütz (“anti-tank gun”)
- Repetiergeschütz (“Gatling gun, rotary machine gun”)
- Sturmgeschütz (“assault gun”)
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- Geschützdonner (“sound of cannonfire”)
- Geschützfeuer (“cannonfire”)
- Geschützrohr (“cannon barrel”)
- Geschützstand (“turret platform”)
- Geschützstellung (“gun fortification”)
- Geschützturm (“barbette, gun turret”)
- Geschützverschluss (“breech-load mechanism”)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Geschütz”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
Further reading
[edit]- “Geschütz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Geschütz” in Duden online
Geschütz on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
