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Panzer

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English

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Noun

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Panzer (plural Panzers)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of panzer

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German panzer, panzier, from Old French panciere (coat of mail to protect the belly), from pance (paunch, belly) (compare Medieval Latin panceria, pancerium), from Latin pantex (paunch, belly). See also Pansen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpant͡sər/, [ˈpan.t͡sɐ]
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  • Hyphenation: Pan‧zer

Noun

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Panzer m (strong, genitive Panzers, plural Panzer)

  1. (military) armour, armour plating, shield
    Synonym: Panzerung
  2. (military) tank, ellipsis of Panzerkampfwagen (armored combat vehicle)
    Synonym: (archaic) Tank
  3. (historical) suit of armour
    Synonyms: (most usual) Rüstung, (chiefly torso) Harnisch
  4. (zoology) shell, carapace
  5. (figurative) shield, protection
    • 1913, Bernhard Kellermann, Der Tunnel[1], Berlin: S. Fischer, pages 56–57:
      Er hätte ja seine Idee langsam abbrennen können, aber er hatte sie absichtlich wie eine Kartätsche gegen seine Zuhörerschaft abgeschossen, um diesen Panzer einer scheinbaren Indifferenz, die jeden Redner hätte entmutigen können, diesen Panzer aus Phlegma, Schulung, Ermattung, Berechnung und Abwehr auf einen Schlag zu sprengen.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

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Hyponyms

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(shell, carapace):

(armor, shield):

(tank):

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Further reading

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