Völkerkerker

German

Etymology

Völker (“people”) +‎ Kerker (“prison”).

Noun

Völkerkerker m (strong, genitive Völkerkerkers, plural Völkerkerker)

  1. (politics) Prison of peoples, a multi-ethnic nation that oppresses its inhabitants (especially when referring to the Habsburg Monarchy and Tsarist Russia)

Declension

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

Further reading

  • “Völkerkerker” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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