Kesselschlacht

German

Etymology

Compound of Kessel (“pocket (of units); kettle, cauldron”) +‎ Schlacht (“battle”).

Noun

Kesselschlacht f (genitive Kesselschlacht, plural Kesselschlachten)

  1. battle of encirclement, cauldron battle

Declension
Declension of Kesselschlacht
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Kesselschlacht die Kesselschlachten
genitive einer der Kesselschlacht der Kesselschlachten
dative einer der Kesselschlacht den Kesselschlachten
accusative eine die Kesselschlacht die Kesselschlachten

Descendants
  • → English: cauldron battle (calque)
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