Übermensch
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See also: ubermensch and übermensch
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]Übermensch (plural Übermenschen)
- Alternative letter-case form of übermensch.
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From über- + Mensch, literally “overman”.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Übermensch m (weak, genitive Übermenschen, plural Übermenschen)
- übermensch
- Antonym: Untermensch
Usage notes
[edit]- In Thus Spoke Zarathustra (in German, Also sprach Zarathustra), the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche explains the steps through which man can become an Übermensch (homo superior; the equivalent English translation would be 'over-man' or 'super-man').
Declension
[edit]Declension of Übermensch [masculine, weak]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Übermensch | die | Übermenschen |
genitive | eines | des | Übermenschen | der | Übermenschen |
dative | einem | dem | Übermenschen | den | Übermenschen |
accusative | einen | den | Übermenschen | die | Übermenschen |
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Übermensch” in Duden online
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