Kinderkreuzzug

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German

Etymology

Kind +‎ -er- +‎ Kreuzzug, calque of Latin peregrīnātiō puerōrum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɪndɐˌkʁɔɪ̯t͡st͡suːk/
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Noun

Kinderkreuzzug m (strong, genitive Kinderkreuzzuges or Kinderkreuzzugs, plural Kinderkreuzzüge)

  1. (historical) Children's Crusade (episode of popular crusading in 1212, traditionally misunderstood as mainly perpetrated by children)
    • 1942, Bertolt Brecht, Kinderkreuzzug 1939:
      Schnee fiel, als man sich's erzählte / In einer östlichen Stadt / Von einem Kinderkreuzzug / Der in Polen begonnen hat.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2019 September 26, Edith Kresta, quotee, “Der Hype um Greta: Klimaheldin oder Nervensäge?”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz‎, →ISSN:
      Ihr moralischer Eifer, die sektenhafte Gewissheit, die humorfreie Klarheit, für die richtige Sache zu kämpfen, wirken wie ein hipper Öko-Kinderkreuzzug.
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Declension

Declension of Kinderkreuzzug
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kinderkreuzzug die Kinderkreuzzüge
genitive eines des Kinderkreuzzuges, Kinderkreuzzugs der Kinderkreuzzüge
dative einem dem Kinderkreuzzug, Kinderkreuzzuge1 den Kinderkreuzzügen
accusative einen den Kinderkreuzzug die Kinderkreuzzüge

1Now rare, see notes.

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