Bombardement

See also: bombardement

German

Etymology

18th century, from French bombardement. Equivalent to bombardieren +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbɔmbardəˈmã/, [ˌbɔm.baʁ.dəˈmãː], [-ba(ɐ̯)-], [-ˈmɔ̃ː], [-ˈmaŋ], [-ˈmɔŋ]

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Noun

Bombardement n (strong, genitive Bombardements, plural Bombardements)

1. (dated, military) bombing, bombardment, shelling

   Synonym: Bombardierung

Declension

Declension of Bombardement [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Bombardement	die	Bombardements
genitive	eines	des	Bombardements	der	Bombardements
dative	einem	dem	Bombardement	den	Bombardements
accusative	ein	das	Bombardement	die	Bombardements

Further reading

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