Probably borrowed from Russian or less probably German. Equivalent to Lenin + -ist. First attested in 1917.
leninist m (plural leninisten)
Borrowed from Russian ленинец (leninec) or French léniniste. By surface analysis, Lenin + -ist.
leninist m or n (feminine singular leninistă, masculine plural leniniști, feminine and neuter plural leniniste)
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | leninist | leninistă | leniniști | leniniste | |||
| definite | leninistul | leninista | leniniștii | leninistele | ||||
| genitive/ dative |
indefinite | leninist | leniniste | leniniști | leniniste | |||
| definite | leninistului | leninistei | leniniștilor | leninistelor | ||||
leninist m (plural leniniști)
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | leninist | leninistul | leniniști | leniniștii | |
| genitive-dative | leninist | leninistului | leniniști | leniniștilor | |
| vocative | leninistule | leniniștilor | |||
Internationalism (see English Leninism).
leninist c