Kulturträger
English
Alternative forms
- kulturtraeger
- Kulturtraeger
Etymology
From German Kulturträger.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʊlˈtuːɹtɹɛːɡəɹ/
Noun
Kulturträger (plural Kulturträgers)
- Someone or something that transmits cultural ideals, especially from one generation to the next.
- 1920, D.H. Lawrence, Women in Love, ch 1:
- She knew she was accepted in the world of culture and of intellect. She was a Kulturträger, a medium for the culture of ideas.
- 2007, Perry Anderson, "Russia's Managed Democracy", London Review of Books 29:2, page 8,
- All this was demoralising enough for an intelligentsia that, whatever its internal disputes, had always taken its role as Kulturträger for granted.
- 1920, D.H. Lawrence, Women in Love, ch 1:
German
Etymology
From Kultur (“culture”) + Träger (“bearer”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʊlˈtuːɐ̯ˌtʁɛːɡɐ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /-ˌtʁeːɡɐ/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Kul‧tur‧trä‧ger
Noun
Kulturträger m (strong, genitive Kulturträgers, plural Kulturträger, feminine Kulturträgerin)
- Someone or something that transmits cultural ideals, especially from one generation to the next.
Declension
Declension of Kulturträger [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Kulturträger | die | Kulturträger |
genitive | eines | des | Kulturträgers | der | Kulturträger |
dative | einem | dem | Kulturträger | den | Kulturträgern |
accusative | einen | den | Kulturträger | die | Kulturträger |
Further reading
- “Kulturträger” in Duden online