Vormärz

German

Etymology

From vor- (pre-) +‎ März (March).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfoːʁˌmɛʁts/, [ˈfoːʁˌmɛʁt͡s], [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌmɛɐ̯t͡s]
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  • Hyphenation: Vor‧märz

Proper noun

der Vormärz m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Vormärz or des Vormärzes)

  1. (historical) the period leading up to the 1848 March Revolution, variously held to begin in either 1815 (after the Congress of Vienna) or 1830 (after the July Revolution)

Declension

Derived terms

  • vormärzlich