dolkstootlegende

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From dolkstoot +‎ legende, calque of German Dolchstoßlegende.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔlk.stoːt.ləˌɣɛn.də/, /ˈdɔlk.stoːt.leːˌɣɛn.də/
  • Hyphenation: dolk‧stoot‧le‧gen‧de

Proper noun

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dolkstootlegende f

  1. (historical) the stab-in-the-back myth [from early 1920s]

Noun

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dolkstootlegende f (plural dolkstootlegenden)

  1. any similar political myth about internal betrayal