Trabant

Trabant

See also: trabant

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Trabant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌtɹæˈbænt/, /ˈtɹæˌbænt/

Noun

Trabant (plural Trabants)

  1. A make of East German car.

German

Alternative forms

  • Drabant (obsolete)

Etymology

First attested in 1424. From Middle High German drabant (Hussite foot soldier), of unclear origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʁaˈbant/
  • Hyphenation: Tra‧bant
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ant

Noun

Trabant m (weak, genitive Trabanten, plural Trabanten)

  1. (historical) bodyguard of a noble
    Synonyms: Leibwächter, Leibgardist
  2. (astronomy) satellite; moon
    Synonym: Satellit
  3. follower of a figure or cause; hanger-on
  4. (humorous) child

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Derived terms

  • trabantenartig
  • Trabantenstadt
  • Trabantengarde
  • Trabantenwaffe

Descendants

  • Dutch: trawant

Noun

Trabant m (strong, genitive Trabants or Trabant, plural Trabants, diminutive Trabi n)

  1. an East German make of car
    Synonyms: (colloquial, humorous) Gehhilfe, Mercedes-Krenz, Plastebomber, Rennpappe

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