Urmensch
German
Etymology
From ur- (“primeval”) + Mensch (“human being”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʊʀˌmɛnʃ/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Ur‧mensch
Noun
Urmensch m (genitive Urmenschen, plural Urmenschen)
- Synonym of Frühmensch
Declension
Declension of Urmensch (masc weak)
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Urmensch | die | Urmenschen |
genitive | eines | des | Urmenschen | der | Urmenschen |
dative | einem | dem | Urmenschen | den | Urmenschen |
accusative | einen | den | Urmenschen | die | Urmenschen |
Derived terms
- urmenschlich
Further reading
Urmensch on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Urmensch” in Duden online
- “Urmensch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Urmensch” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon