Brandbrief

German

Etymology

From Brand (“fire”) +‎ Brief (“letter”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈbʁantˌbʁiːf]
  • Hyphenation: Brand‧brief

Noun

Brandbrief m (genitive Brandbriefs or Brandbriefes, plural Brandbriefe)

  1. urgent letter to an organisation or (figure of) authority asserting an emergency situation

Declension
Declension of Brandbrief
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Brandbrief die Brandbriefe
genitive eines des Brandbriefes,
Brandbriefs		 der Brandbriefe
dative einem dem Brandbrief,
Brandbriefe1		 den Brandbriefen
accusative einen den Brandbrief die Brandbriefe
1Now uncommon, see notes

Synonyms

Further reading
  • “Brandbrief” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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