nounnot in the study set
der Stellvertreterkrieg
/ˈʃtɛlfɛɐ̯tʁeːtɐkʁiːk/
proxy war
- genitive
- des Stellvertreterkrieges
- plural
- die Stellvertreterkriege
- built from
- Stell + Vertreter + Krieg
Meanings
- 1
proxy war — a war where two powers use third parties as a supplement to, or a substitute for, fighting each other directly
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | derStellvertreterkrieg | dieStellvertreterkriege |
| accusative | denStellvertreterkrieg | dieStellvertreterkriege |
| dative | demStellvertreterkrieg | denStellvertreterkriegen |
| genitive | desStellvertreterkrieges | derStellvertreterkriege |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.