Jungvolk

German

Etymology

jung +‎ Volk

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjʊŋˌfɔlk/
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Noun

Jungvolk n (strong, genitive Jungvolkes or Jungvolks, plural Jungvölker)

  1. (dated, collective) youth, youngsters
  2. (Nazism) section of the Hitler Youth
  3. (beekeeping, countable) newly formed bee colony
    Antonym: Altvolk
    Hypernym: Bienenvolk

Declension
Declension of Jungvolk [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Jungvolk die Jungvölker
genitive eines des Jungvolkes, Jungvolks der Jungvölker
dative einem dem Jungvolk, Jungvolke1 den Jungvölkern
accusative ein das Jungvolk die Jungvölker

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading
  • “Jungvolk” in Duden online
  • “Jungvolk” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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