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Scharmützel
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German
Etymology
14th century, from de gmh scharmützel, diminutive in de -el of gmh scharmutz, from de it scaramuccia and/or de frm escarmuche, ultimately derived from de gmw-pro *skirmijan, whence de schirmen to protect.
Pronunciation
de /ʃarˈmʏtsəl/ [ʃaʁˈmʏ.t͡sl̩] [ʃa(ɐ̯)-] [-t͡səl]
de De-Scharmützel2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
n
de military or figuratively skirmish small-scale battle
de Von kleineren Scharmützeln abgesehen wurde die Waffenruhe eingehalten. Apart from minor skirmishes, the ceasefire was honoured.
Declension
n
Derived terms
de Grenzscharmützel
de scharmützeln
Further reading
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