Unterseeboot

German

Etymology

Compound of unter +‎ See +‎ Boot, literally “under-sea boat”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʊntɐzeːˌboːt/
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Hyphenation: Un‧ter‧see‧boot

Noun

Unterseeboot n (strong, genitive Unterseebootes or Unterseeboots, plural Unterseeboote)

(formal) submarine (vessel)
Synonyms: (usual) U-Boot, (rarer) Tauchboot, Unterwasserboot
submersible (vessel)
Synonyms: U-Boot, Unterwasserboot, Tauchboot

Declension

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Hyponyms

Atom-Unterseeboot, Atomunterseeboot

Related terms

U-Boot mit ballistischen Raketen, U-Boot mit Marschflugkörpern, strategisches U-Boot

Further reading

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

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