Neuter

Geschütz

Meaning

generally any type of large or heavy calibre gun, cannon, artillery piece, or turret assembly

Concepts

artillery piece

gun cannon

ship’s guns

Frequency

C2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

biesse

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
[ɡəˈʃʏt͡s]
Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German geschütze, geschüz (“firearms, weapons”), collective noun of Middle High German schuʒ, schutz (“shot”). Not immediately related to schützen, geschützt.

Notes

Sign in to write sticky notes