Blauhelm

German

Etymology

blau +‎ Helm

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblaʊ̯ˌhɛlm/

• Audio:

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Noun

Blauhelm m (strong, genitive Blauhelmes or Blauhelms, plural Blauhelme)

1. (literally) blue helmet (as worn by a soldier or civilian employee of a UN peacekeeping mission)
2. (metonymically) blue beret (soldier or civilian employee of a UN peacekeeping mission)

Declension

Declension of Blauhelm [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Blauhelm	die	Blauhelme
genitive	eines	des	Blauhelmes, Blauhelms	der	Blauhelme
dative	einem	dem	Blauhelm, Blauhelme1	den	Blauhelmen
accusative	einen	den	Blauhelm	die	Blauhelme

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Blauhelmmission
• Blauhelmsoldat

Further reading

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