Geiselerschießung
German
Alternative forms
- Geiselerschiessung (Switzerland, Liechtenstein)
Etymology
Geisel (“hostage”) + Erschießung (“execution”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡaɪ̯zl̩ʔɛɐ̯ˌʃiːsʊŋ/
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Noun
Geiselerschießung f (genitive Geiselerschießung, plural Geiselerschießungen)
- execution of hostages, especially in the context of the retributive Sühnebefehl (888/41) issued by the Supreme Command of the Wehrmacht.
Declension
Declension of Geiselerschießung [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Geiselerschießung | die | Geiselerschießungen |
| genitive | einer | der | Geiselerschießung | der | Geiselerschießungen |
| dative | einer | der | Geiselerschießung | den | Geiselerschießungen |
| accusative | eine | die | Geiselerschießung | die | Geiselerschießungen |
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