Volksgeist
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German
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
Volksgeist m (strong, genitive Volksgeistes or Volksgeists, plural Volksgeister)
- (philosophy) Volksgeist ("spirit" of an individual people, its "national spirit" or "national character")
- Synonym: Nationalgeist
Declension
Declension of Volksgeist
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Volksgeist | die | Volksgeister |
| genitive | eines | des | Volksgeistes, Volksgeists | der | Volksgeister |
| dative | einem | dem | Volksgeist, Volksgeiste1 | den | Volksgeistern |
| accusative | einen | den | Volksgeist | die | Volksgeister |
1Now rare, see notes.
Further reading
- “Volksgeist” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Volksgeist” in Duden online
- “Volksgeist”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–
- “Volksgeist” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon