spurlos versenkt

answer Answers

ProphetesAI is thinking...

MindMap

Loading...

Sources

1
spurlos versenkt
‖ spurlos versenkt, adj. phr. (ˈʃpuːrloːs fərˈzɛŋkt) [Ger., = sunk without trace.] Sunk without trace; usu. fig., done for, lost from sight. Hence occas. (with partial translation) sunk spurlos. Cf. to sink without trace s.v. sink v. 1 a. The phrase became widely known as a result of the publication... Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai 0.0 3.0 0.0
2
Karl von Luxburg
These dispatches urged that certain neutral Argentine ships should be "spurlos versenkt" — destroyed without a trace. wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org 0.0 1.5 0.0
3
sink | Etymology of sink by etymonline
Nov 19, 2022To sink without a trace is World War I military jargon, translating German spurlos versenkt. sink (n.) early 15c., "cesspool, pit for reception of wastewater or sewage," from sink (v.). The meaning "drain for carrying water to a sink" is from late 15c., and the sense of "shallow basin (especially in a kitchen) with a drainpipe for carrying off ...
www.etymonline.com 0.0 0.90000004 0.0
4
sunk
▪ I. sunk, n. Sc. and north. dial. (sʌŋk) Also 6–9 sonk. [Origin unknown.] 1. A seat of turf.1513 Douglas æneis iii. iv. 30 Syne efter, endlang the see costis bay, Wp sonkis [we] set, and desis did array. Ibid. v. vii. 44 Tho gan the grave Acest with wordis chyde Entellus, sat on the greyn sonk hym ... Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai 0.0 0.6 0.0
5
sink
▪ I. sink, n.1 (sɪŋk) Forms: 5–6 synke (5 cynke), 6 syncke, synk; 6–7 sin(c)ke, sinck, 6– sink. [f. sink v. Cf. LG. and G. dial. sinke a hollow or depression in the ground; Fris. sink sinker on a net. Kilian gives ‘Sincke. vetus. Cloaca, latrina. Ang. sincke’; but there is no independent evidence fo... Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai 0.0 0.6 0.0