Trabant
See also: trabant
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌtɹæˈbænt/, /ˈtɹæˌbænt/
Noun
Trabant (plural Trabants)
- 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
Noun
Trabant m (weak, genitive Trabanten, plural Trabanten)
- (historical) bodyguard of a noble
- Synonyms: Leibwächter, Leibgardist
- (astronomy) satellite; moon
- Synonym: Satellit
- follower of a figure or cause; hanger-on
- (humorous) child
Declension
Declension of Trabant [masculine, weak]
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- (historical): Leibtrabant
- (astronomy): Erdtrabant
Derived terms
- trabantenartig
Related terms
- Trabantenstadt
- Trabantengarde
- Trabantenwaffe
Descendants
- → Dutch: trawant
Noun
Trabant m (strong, genitive Trabants or Trabant, plural Trabants, diminutive Trabi n)
- an East German make of car
- Synonyms: (colloquial, humorous) Gehhilfe, Mercedes-Krenz, Plastebomber, Rennpappe
Declension
Declension of Trabant [masculine, strong]