Kamikaze

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 神風 (kamikaze, “divine wind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kamiˈkaːtsə/

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Noun

Kamikaze m (strong or mixed, genitive Kamikaze or Kamikazes, plural Kamikaze or Kamikazes or (rare) Kamikazen)

1. (historical) kamikaze (kind of Japanese fighter pilot)

Usage notes

• Often replaced with compounds like Kamikazeflieger, Kamikazekämpfer, Kamikazepilot and the like.

Declension

Declension of Kamikaze [masculine, strong // mixed]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kamikaze	die	Kamikaze, Kamikazes, Kamikazen1
genitive	eines	des	Kamikaze, Kamikazes	der	Kamikaze, Kamikazes, Kamikazen1
dative	einem	dem	Kamikaze	den	Kamikaze, Kamikazes, Kamikazen1
accusative	einen	den	Kamikaze	die	Kamikaze, Kamikazes, Kamikazen1

¹Rare.

Noun

Kamikaze f (genitive Kamikaze, no plural)

1. (uncountable, military or figurative) a risky, seemingly suicidal course of action

   Das ist reine Kamikaze.

   This is utter suicide.

Usage notes

• Often replaced with compounds like Kamikazeangriff, Kamikazeaktion and the like.

Declension

Declension of Kamikaze [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Kamikaze
genitive	einer	der	Kamikaze
dative	einer	der	Kamikaze
accusative	eine	die	Kamikaze