Untertan

See also: untertan

German

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʊntɐˌtaːn/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Untertan m (mixed or weak, genitive Untertans or Untertanen, plural Untertanen, feminine Untertanin)

  1. a citizen in a monarchy; a subject
  2. (figurative) a citizen in any kind of state who is naively uncritical of the government; or anybody who is habitually very obedient to their superiors

Declension

Declension of Untertan [masculine, mixed // weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Untertan die Untertanen
genitive eines des Untertans, Untertanen der Untertanen
dative einem dem Untertan, Untertanen den Untertanen
accusative einen den Untertan, Untertanen die Untertanen

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • Untertanengebiet
  • Untertanengeist
  • Untertanengesellschaft
  • Untertanenland
  • Untertanenpflicht
  • Untertanentreue

Further reading

  • “Untertan” in Duden online
  • “Untertan”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)
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