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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈʊntəmɛnʃ/ [UK] Forms: Untermenschen [plural]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from German Untermensch. Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|de|Untermensch}} Unadapted borrowing from German Untermensch Head templates: {{en-noun|Untermenschen}} Untermensch (plural Untermenschen)
  1. (derogatory, especially Nazism) An inferior person; a subhuman, especially in Nazi racial hierarchy. Wikipedia link: Untermensch Tags: Nazism, derogatory, especially Categories (topical): Nazism, Racism Synonyms: untermensch
    Sense id: en-Untermensch-en-noun-wmsJqJc5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 64 20 9 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 60 17 14 10

Noun [German]

IPA: /ˈʊntəʁˌmɛnʃ/, [ˈʔʊn.tɐˌmɛnʃ], [-ˌmɛnt͡ʃ] Audio: De-Untermensch.ogg
Etymology: 18th century, from unter- (“under, sub”) + Mensch (“human being”). Etymology templates: {{af|de|unter-|Mensch|t1=under, sub|t2=human being}} unter- (“under, sub”) + Mensch (“human being”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m.weak}} Untermensch m (weak, genitive Untermenschen, plural Untermenschen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m.weak}} Forms: Untermenschen [genitive], Untermenschen [plural], weak [table-tags], Untermensch [nominative, singular], Untermenschen [definite, nominative, plural], Untermenschen [genitive, singular], Untermenschen [definite, genitive, plural], Untermenschen [dative, singular], Untermenschen [dative, definite, plural], Untermenschen [accusative, singular], Untermenschen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (derogatory, now proscribed, dated) a subhuman, a morally or culturally inferior person Tags: dated, derogatory, masculine, proscribed, weak Categories (topical): Nazism, Racism Synonyms: Unmensch (english: morally), Bestie, Barbar (english: culturally), Primitivling, Neandertaler
    Sense id: en-Untermensch-de-noun-ol0IUMms Disambiguation of Nazism: 47 23 31 Disambiguation of Racism: 49 19 33 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 39 33 27
  2. (post-Nietzschean philosophy) one who is not an Übermensch Tags: masculine, weak Categories (topical): Philosophy
    Sense id: en-Untermensch-de-noun-5jMaI8X2 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 39 33 27
  3. (Nazism) a racially or otherwise genetically inferior person (who accordingly deserves to be persecuted, enslaved, or exterminated) Tags: Nazism, masculine, weak Categories (topical): Nazism
    Sense id: en-Untermensch-de-noun-XnFrFBq8 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms prefixed with unter- Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 39 33 27 Disambiguation of German terms prefixed with unter-: 18 30 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Untermenschentum

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "German terms with usage examples",
        "de:Nazism"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Career criminals and alcoholics were also counted among the untermenschen, because these phenomena were explained genetically.",
          "text": "Auch Berufsverbrecher und Alkoholiker wurden zu den Untermenschen gezählt, da man diese Erscheinungen genetisch erklärte.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a racially or otherwise genetically inferior person (who accordingly deserves to be persecuted, enslaved, or exterminated)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "racial",
          "racial"
        ],
        [
          "genetic",
          "genetic"
        ],
        [
          "persecute",
          "persecute"
        ],
        [
          "enslave",
          "enslave"
        ],
        [
          "exterminate",
          "exterminate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Nazism) a racially or otherwise genetically inferior person (who accordingly deserves to be persecuted, enslaved, or exterminated)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Nazism",
        "masculine",
        "weak"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʊntəʁˌmɛnʃ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔʊn.tɐˌmɛnʃ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[-ˌmɛnt͡ʃ]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Untermensch.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a5/De-Untermensch.ogg/De-Untermensch.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/De-Untermensch.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Untermensch"
}

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