Kommunismus

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German

Etymology

Coined by German-born philosopher Karl Marx and German philosopher, sociologist and economist Friedrich Engels in 1848 in the Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei (“Manifesto of the Communist Party”), from French communisme (coined in 1840), formed from commun (“common”), from Latin commūnis, and the suffix -isme (“-ism”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔmuˈnɪsmʊs/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪsmʊs
  • Hyphenation: Kom‧mu‧nis‧mus

Noun

Kommunismus m (strong, genitive Kommunismus, plural Kommunismen)

  1. communism, Communism
    Antonyms: freie Marktwirtschaft, freie Wirtschaft, Kapitalismus
    • 1932, Erich Mühsam, Die Befreiung der Gesellschaft vom Staat, in: Erich Mühsam: Prosaschriften II, Verlag europäische ideen Berlin (1978), page 255:
      Wir verstehen unter Kommunismus die auf Gütergemeinschaft beruhende Gesellschaftsbeziehung, die jedem nach seinen Fähigkeiten zu arbeiten, jedem nach seinen Bedürfnissen zu verbrauchen erlaubt.
      We understand by communism the relationship of society that is based on public ownership, that allows everyone to work according to his capabilities, everyone to consume according to his needs.

Declension

Declension of Kommunismus
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kommunismus die Kommunismen
genitive eines des Kommunismus der Kommunismen
dative einem dem Kommunismus den Kommunismen
accusative einen den Kommunismus die Kommunismen

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