"Herrenvolk" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhɛʁənfɔlk/ Audio: de-herrenvolk.ogg
Etymology: Herr (“gentleman, master, lord”) + -en- + Volk (“folk, people”) Etymology templates: {{af|de|Herr|-en-|Volk|t1=gentleman, master, lord|t3=folk, people}} Herr (“gentleman, master, lord”) + -en- + Volk (“folk, people”) Head templates: {{de-noun|n,(e)s,^er}} Herrenvolk n (strong, genitive Herrenvolkes or Herrenvolks, plural Herrenvölker) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,(e)s,^er}} Forms: Herrenvolkes [genitive], Herrenvolks [genitive], Herrenvölker [plural], strong [table-tags], Herrenvolk [nominative, singular], Herrenvölker [definite, nominative, plural], Herrenvolkes [genitive, singular], Herrenvolks [genitive, singular], Herrenvölker [definite, genitive, plural], Herrenvolk [dative, singular], Herrenvolke [dative, singular], Herrenvölkern [dative, definite, plural], Herrenvolk [accusative, singular], Herrenvölker [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (especially Nazism) a master race, a herrenvolk Tags: Nazism, especially, neuter, strong Synonyms: Herrenrasse
    Sense id: en-Herrenvolk-de-noun-egCM-g~J Categories (other): Nazism, Racism Disambiguation of Racism: 88 12
  2. (uncountable, obsolete, military) A class of general officers in the Prussian and German armies (c. 1870–1945). Tags: neuter, obsolete, strong, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Herrenvolk-de-noun-3R-VzZ1n Categories (other): Military units, German entries with incorrect language header, German terms interfixed with -en- Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of German terms interfixed with -en-: 13 87 Topics: government, military, politics, war
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