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German
Etymology
anti- + Semit
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈantizeˌmiːt/, /ˌantizeˈmiːt/
- Hyphenation: An‧ti‧se‧mit
Noun
Antisemit m (weak, genitive Antisemiten, plural Antisemiten, feminine Antisemitin)
- anti-Semite
- 2021, Leo Löwenthal; unter Mitarbeit von Norbert Guterman; Susanne Hoppmann-Löwenthal (transl.): Falsche Propheten: Studien zur faschistischen Agitation, 1st edition, Berlin: Suhrkamp, →ISBN, page 114:
Translation:
1949, Leo Löwenthal, Norbert Guterman: Prophets of Deceit: A Study of the Techniques of the American Agitator, New York: Harper & Brothers, page 69:
Aus diesen Formulierungen kann man die tatsächliche Taktik der Antisemiten ablesen; die Juden müssen immer unter irgendeinem Vorwand angegriffen werden; die Tatsache der Judenverfolgung muß politisch ausgeschlachtet werden.- Such formulations actually define the anti-Semitc tactics: the Jew must always be attacked on some pretext; the fact that the Jew is persecuted must be exploited politically.
- (literally, “From these formulations one can construe the actual tactics of the anti-Semites: .”)
- Antonym: Philosemit
Declension
Further reading
Luxembourgish
Noun
Antisemit m (plural Antisemitten)
- Obsolete spelling of Antisemitt.