Bergtürke

German

Etymology

From Berg (“mountain”) +‎ Türke (“Turk”), a calque of Turkish Dağ Türkleri pl (“mountain Turks”).

Noun

Bergtürke m (weak, genitive Bergtürken, plural Bergtürken)

  1. (possibly offensive, historical) Kurd
    Synonym: Kurde
    Nach der Gründung der Türkei wurden die Kurden teilweise als Bergtürken bezeichnet.
    After the foundation of Turkey, Kurds were sometimes called mountain Turks.

Usage notes

  • This word is not in actual use, except possibly among German-speaking Turkish nationalists; but it is sometimes cited in the context of former Turkish policies against the Kurdish identity (as above).

Declension

Declension of Bergtürke [masculine, weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Bergtürke die Bergtürken
genitive eines des Bergtürken der Bergtürken
dative einem dem Bergtürken den Bergtürken
accusative einen den Bergtürken die Bergtürken
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