Gulag
See also: gulag and gułag
German
Etymology
From Russian ГУЛА́Г (GULÁG): Гла́вное управле́ние исправи́тельно-трудовы́х лагере́й (Glávnoje upravlénije ispravítelʹno-trudovýx lageréj, “Chief Administration of Corrective-Labor Camps, Main Directorate for Places of Detention, Main Administration of Corrective Labor Camps, etc.”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡuːlak/
- Hyphenation: Gu‧lag
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Noun
Gulag m (genitive Gulag or Gulags, plural Gulags)
- gulag
Declension
Declension of Gulag
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Gulag | die | Gulags |
| genitive | eines | des | Gulags, Gulag | der | Gulags |
| dative | einem | dem | Gulag | den | Gulags |
| accusative | einen | den | Gulag | die | Gulags |
Further reading
- “Gulag” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Gulag” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Gulag” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Gulag in Duden online