Kommunismus

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German

Etymology

1843 (Marx and Engels's Manifesto of the German Communist Party), calque of the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French word communisme (1840), formed from commun (common), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin commūnis, and the suffix -isme (-ism)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔmuˈnɪsmʊs/
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Noun

Kommunismus m (genitive Kommunismus, no plural)

  1. communism, Communism
    • 1932, Erich Mühsam, Die Befreiung der Gesellschaft vom Staat, in: Erich Mühsam: Prosaschriften II, Verlag europäische ideen Berlin (1978), page 255:
      Wir verstehen unter Kommunismus die auf Gütergemeinschaft beruhende Gesellschaftsbeziehung, die jedem nach seinen Fähigkeiten zu arbeiten, jedem nach seinen Bedürfnissen zu verbrauchen erlaubt.
      We understand by communism the relationship of society that is based on public ownership, that allows everyone to work according to his capabilities, everyone to consume according to his needs.

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