Volksfeind

German

Etymology

Volk (“people”) +‎ -s- +‎ Feind (“enemy”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔlksˌfaɪ̯nt/
• Hyphenation: Volks‧feind

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Volksfeind m (strong, genitive Volksfeindes or Volksfeinds, plural Volksfeinde, feminine Volksfeindin)

1. enemy of the people

Declension

Declension of Volksfeind [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Volksfeind	die	Volksfeinde
genitive	eines	des	Volksfeindes, Volksfeinds	der	Volksfeinde
dative	einem	dem	Volksfeind, Volksfeinde1	den	Volksfeinden
accusative	einen	den	Volksfeind	die	Volksfeinde

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• Volksschädling

Further reading

• “Volksfeind” in Duden online