Rüstung

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

16th century, from rüsten +‎ -ung. Old High German had hrust (armour), but this was ousted in Middle High German by different lexemes such as panzier, harnasch. Old High German hrustunga is morphologically identical but had a general meaning of “installation, trappings” and remained without continuation.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈrʏstʊŋ/, [ˈʁʏs.tʊŋ], [-tʊŋk]
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Noun[edit]

Rüstung f (genitive Rüstung, plural Rüstungen)

  1. (usually uncountable) armament (the act of acquiring or producing weapons)
  2. (uncountable) arms industry, ellipsis of Rüstungsindustrie.
  3. (countable) suit of armour
    Synonyms: (less common) Panzer, Harnisch
  4. (rare or specialist) scaffolding
    Synonym: Gerüst

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