Revolution

See also: revolution and révolution

English

Proper noun

the Revolution

1. Ellipsis of American Revolution.
   • 2023 May 6, James Poniewozik, “Charles III Was Crowned King. But Can He Ever Be the Star?”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     American TV, in the black-coffee hours of a Saturday morning, had other things to focus on. On this side of the Atlantic, two and a half centuries away from the Revolution, it’s easier to take it all in as a costume party, as the royals were borne through the streets like elaborately plated desserts.

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French révolution.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌʁe(ː).vo.luˈtsi̯oːn/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˌʁɛ.vo.lʊˈtsi̯oːn/, /ˌʁɛ.vlʊˈtsi̯oːn/ (variants in common speech)

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Noun

Revolution f (genitive Revolution, plural Revolutionen)

1. revolution
   • 1932, Erich Mühsam, Die Befreiung der Gesellschaft vom Staat, in: Erich Mühsam: Prosaschriften II, Verlag europäische ideen Berlin (1978), page 290:

     Selbst da, wo schon die Revolution unter der Losung „Alle Macht den Räten!“ den Sieg der Arbeiter und Bauern brachte, wurden die Räte staats- und parteiuntertan […]

     Even there, where the revolution, under the slogan "All power to the councils!", already brought the victory of the workers and peasants, the councils became servant to state and party […]

Declension

Declension of Revolution [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Revolution	die	Revolutionen
genitive	einer	der	Revolution	der	Revolutionen
dative	einer	der	Revolution	den	Revolutionen
accusative	eine	die	Revolution	die	Revolutionen

Further reading

• “Revolution” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Revolution” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Revolution” in Duden online
• Revolution on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de