Klassenbewusstsein

German

Alternative forms

• Klassenbewußtsein (superseded)

Etymology

Klasse +‎ -n- +‎ Bewusstsein

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Klas‧sen‧be‧wusst‧sein

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Noun

Klassenbewusstsein n (strong, genitive Klassenbewusstseins, no plural)

1. (Marxism) class consciousness [from 1865]

Usage notes

The spelling Klassenbewusstsein has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). In Switzerland and Liechtenstein, it had already been standard since ⟨ß⟩ was deprecated in the 1930s. In the affected areas, the previous spelling (Klassenbewußtsein) is now less common, and may be regarded as a misspelling.

Declension

Declension of Klassenbewusstsein [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Klassenbewusstsein
genitive	eines	des	Klassenbewusstseins
dative	einem	dem	Klassenbewusstsein
accusative	ein	das	Klassenbewusstsein

Related terms

• klassenbewusst

Descendants

• → English: class consciousness (calque)

Further reading

• “Klassenbewusstsein” in Duden online
• “Klassenbewusstsein” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache