Umsturz

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German

Etymology

um- (“over”) +‎ stürzen (“throw”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʊmˌʃtʊʁt͡s/
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Noun

Umsturz m (strong, genitive Umsturzes, plural Umstürze)

  1. overthrow
  2. putsch, coup d'état

Declension

Declension of Umsturz
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Umsturz die Umstürze
genitive eines des Umsturzes der Umstürze
dative einem dem Umsturz, Umsturze1 den Umstürzen
accusative einen den Umsturz die Umstürze

1Now rare, see notes.

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Further reading

  • “Umsturz” in Duden online
  • “Umsturz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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