Herrenvolk

See also: herrenvolk

English

Noun

Herrenvolk (plural Herrenvolks or Herrenvolker)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of herrenvolk

German

Etymology

Herr (“gentleman, master, lord”) +‎ -en- +‎ Volk (“folk, people”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛʁənfɔlk/
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  • Hyphenation: Her‧ren‧volk

Noun

Herrenvolk n (strong, genitive Herrenvolkes or Herrenvolks, plural Herrenvölker)

  1. (especially Nazism) a master race, a herrenvolk
    Synonym: Herrenrasse f
  2. (uncountable, obsolete, military) A class of general officers in the Prussian and German armies (c. 1870–1945).

Declension
Declension of Herrenvolk [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Herrenvolk die Herrenvölker
genitive eines des Herrenvolkes, Herrenvolks der Herrenvölker
dative einem dem Herrenvolk, Herrenvolke1 den Herrenvölkern
accusative ein das Herrenvolk die Herrenvölker

1Now rare, see notes.

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