Heimatvertriebener

German

Etymology

Substantivisation of heimatvertrieben (literally homeland-expelled).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhaɪ̯.ma(ː)t.fɐˌtʁiː.bə.nɐ], [-fɛɐ̯-]
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  • Hyphenation: Hei‧mat‧ver‧trie‧be‧ner

Noun

Heimatvertriebener m (adjectival, definite nominative der Heimatvertriebene, genitive (des) Heimatvertriebenen, plural Heimatvertriebene, definite plural die Heimatvertriebenen, feminine Heimatvertriebene)

  1. someone expelled from their homeland (male or of unspecified gender)
    1. (especially) a German-speaker expelled from their homeland after World War II (from areas such as East Prussia, Pomerania, Silesia, Sudetenland etc.)

Declension

Noun

Heimatvertriebener f

  1. inflection of Heimatvertriebene:
    1. strong genitive/dative singular
    2. strong genitive plural

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