Herrenmensch
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Herr (“lord, master”) + -en- + Mensch (“human being”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Herrenmensch m (weak, genitive Herrenmenschen, plural Herrenmenschen)
- (Nazism) a racially and genetically superior person, a eugenically sound member of the “Aryan” master race (who accordingly has the right to rule, enslave, or kill his inferiors)
- Synonym: erbgesunder Arier
- Antonym: Untermensch
Declension[edit]
Declension of Herrenmensch [masculine, weak]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Herrenmensch | die | Herrenmenschen |
| genitive | eines | des | Herrenmenschen | der | Herrenmenschen |
| dative | einem | dem | Herrenmenschen | den | Herrenmenschen |
| accusative | einen | den | Herrenmenschen | die | Herrenmenschen |