Kevinismus

German

Etymology

From Kevin +‎ -ismus, the former being the prototypical example of such a name.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Kevinismus m (strong, genitive Kevinismus, plural Kevinismen)

  1. (usually uncountable, chiefly humorous) Kevinism, the social phenomenon that the working and uneducated classes tend to prefer foreign, especially English, given names, which has led to generally low prestige of these names in German-speaking Europe (in contrast to the usually high prestige of the English language)
  2. (countable) an instance of such naming

Declension

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

Synonyms

  • Chantalismus

Antonyms

  • Emilismus
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