Razzia

See also: razzia

German

Etymology

Mid-19th century, from French razzia, from Algerian Arabic غزية (ḡazya), from Classical Arabic غَزْوة (ḡazwa, “military raid, foray”). Adopted with a spelling pronunciation, perhaps after Italian borrowings with -zz- like Skizze or Intermezzo.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈratsi̯a/, [ˈʁa.t͡sja], [ˈʁa.t͡si.a]
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  • Hyphenation: Raz‧zia

Noun

Razzia f (genitive Razzia, plural Razzien or (rare) Razzias)

  1. police raid
    Synonyms: Durchsuchung, Fahndungsaktion, Hausdurchsuchung, Haussuchung, Polizeikontrolle

Declension
Declension of Razzia [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Razzia die Razzien, Razzias1
genitive einer der Razzia der Razzien, Razzias1
dative einer der Razzia den Razzien, Razzias1
accusative eine die Razzia die Razzien, Razzias1

1Rare.

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Razzia” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Razzia” in Duden online
  • “Razzia” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Razzia on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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