Kamikaze
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Japanese 神風 (kamikaze, “divine wind”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Kamikaze m (strong or mixed, genitive Kamikaze or Kamikazes, plural Kamikaze or Kamikazes or (rare) Kamikazen)
- (historical) kamikaze (kind of Japanese fighter pilot)
Usage notes[edit]
- Often replaced with compounds like Kamikazeflieger, Kamikazekämpfer, Kamikazepilot and the like.
Declension[edit]
Declension of Kamikaze [masculine, strong // mixed]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Kamikaze | die | Kamikaze, Kamikazes, Kamikazen1 |
genitive | eines | des | Kamikaze, Kamikazes | der | Kamikaze, Kamikazes, Kamikazen1 |
dative | einem | dem | Kamikaze | den | Kamikaze, Kamikazes, Kamikazen1 |
accusative | einen | den | Kamikaze | die | Kamikaze, Kamikazes, Kamikazen1 |
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Noun[edit]
Kamikaze f (genitive Kamikaze, no plural)
- (uncountable, military or figurative) a risky, seemingly suicidal course of action
- Das ist reine Kamikaze.
- This is utter suicide.
Usage notes[edit]
- Often replaced with compounds like Kamikazeangriff, Kamikazeaktion and the like.
Declension[edit]
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