Herrenwelt

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German

Etymology

Herr +‎ -en- +‎ Welt

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛʁənˌvɛlt/
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Noun

Herrenwelt f (genitive Herrenwelt, no plural)

  1. (collective) men
    Coordinate term: Damenwelt
    • 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 1, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 157:
      Auch die Herrenwelt des Sanatoriums hatte der schönen Witterung auf verschiedene Weise in ihrem Äußeren Rechnung getragen.
      Even the gentlemen of the sanatorium had taken the beautiful weather into account in various ways.

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