Querfront
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From quer (“cross, diagonal”) + Front (“front”). First used during the Weimar Republic.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈkveːrˌfrɔnt/, [ˈkʋeːɐ̯ˌfʁɔnt], [ˈkʋɛɐ̯-]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɔnt
- Hyphenation: Quer‧front
Noun
[edit]Querfront f (genitive Querfront, plural Querfronten)
- (politics) cooperation between right-wing and left-wing parties against the political center, possibly (but not necessarily) antidemocratic
- Antikapitalismus und Antiamerikanismus sind typische Bindeglieder für Querfronten im deutschsprachigen Raum.
- Anti-capitalism and anti-Americanism are typical links for right-left alliances in the German-speaking area.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Querfront [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Querfront | die | Querfronten |
| genitive | einer | der | Querfront | der | Querfronten |
| dative | einer | der | Querfront | den | Querfronten |
| accusative | eine | die | Querfront | die | Querfronten |