Westfront

German

Etymology

From West +‎ Front.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvɛstˌfʁɔnt]
  • Audio (Germany):(file)
  • Hyphenation: West‧front

Noun

Westfront f (genitive Westfront, plural Westfronten)

  1. (military) western front (a front located to the west of the territory one controls)
    Coordinate terms: Südfront, Ostfront, Nordfront
  2. (architecture) western front (of a building)
    Coordinate terms: Südfront, Ostfront, Nordfront

Declension

Declension of Westfront [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Westfront die Westfronten
genitive einer der Westfront der Westfronten
dative einer der Westfront den Westfronten
accusative eine die Westfront die Westfronten

Proper noun

die Westfront f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Westfront)

  1. (history, idiomatic) the German western front in either of both World Wars (fighting mainly against France and its allies)

Further reading

  • “Westfront” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Westfront” in Duden online
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