U-Boot

See also: u-boot

German

Etymology

Clipping of Unterseeboot.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈuːboːt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: U-Boot

Noun

U-Boot n (strong, genitive U-Bootes or U-Boots, plural U-Boote)

  1. submarine (vessel)
  2. submersible (vessel)

Declension

Declension of U-Boot [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das U-Boot die U-Boote
genitive eines des U-Bootes, U-Boots der U-Boote
dative einem dem U-Boot, U-Boote1 den U-Booten
accusative ein das U-Boot die U-Boote

1Now rare, see notes.

Synonyms

submarine
    submersible
    • Tauchboot

    Hyponyms

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • → English: U-boat
    • → Polish: U-Boot

    Further reading

    • “U-Boot” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
    • “U-Boot” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
    • “U-Boot” in Duden online
    • U-Boot on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

    Polish

    Alternative forms

    • u-boot

    Etymology

    Unadapted borrowing from German U-Boot.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈu.bɔt/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ubɔt
    • Syllabification: U-‧Boot

    Noun

    U-Boot m animal

    1. (colloquial, historical) U-boat (any German submarine of the First or Second World War, or any Austro-Hungarian submarine of the First World War)

    Declension

    Declension of U-Boot
    singular plural
    nominative U-Boot U-Booty
    genitive U-Boota U-Bootów
    dative U-Bootowi U-Bootom
    accusative U-Boota U-Booty
    instrumental U-Bootem U-Bootami
    locative U-Boocie U-Bootach
    vocative U-Boocie U-Booty

    Further reading

    • U-Boot in Polish dictionaries at PWN
    • U-Boot in PWN's encyclopedia
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