Konzentrationslager

German

Alternative forms

  • KZ (short form)
  • KL (obsolete short from)

Etymology

From Konzentration (“concentration”) +‎ -s- +‎ Lager (“camp”), a calque of English concentration camp.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkɔn.tsɛn.tʁaˈtsi̯oːn(t)sˌlaːɡɐ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Kon‧zen‧t‧ra‧ti‧ons‧la‧ger

Noun

Konzentrationslager n (strong, genitive Konzentrationslagers, plural Konzentrationslager)

  1. concentration camp

Declension

Declension of Konzentrationslager [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Konzentrationslager die Konzentrationslager
genitive eines des Konzentrationslagers der Konzentrationslager
dative einem dem Konzentrationslager den Konzentrationslagern
accusative ein das Konzentrationslager die Konzentrationslager

Descendants

  • → Hebrew: מַחֲנֵה רִכּוּז (makhané rikúz) (calque)

Further reading

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