Vollblut

German

Etymology

Calque of English full-blood, voll +‎ Blut.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Vollblut n (strong, genitive Vollblutes or Vollbluts, plural Vollblute)

1. (equestrianism) thoroughbred (purebred horse)
2. (figurative, in compounds) dyed-in-the-wool, pur sang

   Vollblutpolitiker ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Declension

Declension of Vollblut [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Vollblut	die	Vollblute
genitive	eines	des	Vollblutes, Vollbluts	der	Vollblute
dative	einem	dem	Vollblut, Vollblute1	den	Vollbluten
accusative	ein	das	Vollblut	die	Vollblute

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

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