Volksgemeinschaft
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Volk + -s- + Gemeinschaft, from the 19th century.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]Volksgemeinschaft f (genitive Volksgemeinschaft, plural Volksgemeinschaften)
- "people's community"; an idealized society without class barriers or class conflict. In Nazi Germany, membership was defined in racial terms.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Volksgemeinschaft [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Volksgemeinschaft | die | Volksgemeinschaften |
| genitive | einer | der | Volksgemeinschaft | der | Volksgemeinschaften |
| dative | einer | der | Volksgemeinschaft | den | Volksgemeinschaften |
| accusative | eine | die | Volksgemeinschaft | die | Volksgemeinschaften |
Further reading
[edit]- “Volksgemeinschaft” in Duden online
Volksgemeinschaft on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Volksgemeinschaft on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
