nounnot in the study set
die Wunderwaffe
/ˈvʊndərˌvafə/
wonderweapon; a Nazi propaganda term from the final phase of World War Two referring to secret weapon designs claimed to be revolutionary and capable of winning the war for Germany; magic bullet, panacea
- genitive
- der Wunderwaffe
- plural
- die Wunderwaffen
- built from
- Wunder + Waffe
Meanings
- 1
wonderweapon
- 2
a Nazi propaganda term from the final phase of World War Two referring to secret weapon designs claimed to be revolutionary and capable of winning the war for Germany — many of these were fictional and intended merely to strengthen morale, others were ineffective or not finalized
- 3
magic bullet, panacea — a universal solution which solves all problems related to a particular issue
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dieWunderwaffe | dieWunderwaffen |
| accusative | dieWunderwaffe | dieWunderwaffen |
| dative | derWunderwaffe | denWunderwaffen |
| genitive | derWunderwaffe | derWunderwaffen |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.