Stimmvieh
German
Etymology
From stimmen (“to vote”) + Vieh (“cattle, livestock”), a calque of English voting cattle.
Pronunciation
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Noun
Stimmvieh n (strong, genitive Stimmviehs, no plural)
- (derogatory) uncritical and easily manipulated voters
Declension
Declension of Stimmvieh [sg-only, neuter, strong]
| singular | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Stimmvieh |
| genitive | eines | des | Stimmviehs |
| dative | einem | dem | Stimmvieh |
| accusative | ein | das | Stimmvieh |
Further reading
- “Stimmvieh” in Duden online
- “Stimmvieh”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–