Volksfeind

Volksfeind

German

Etymology

Volk (“people”) +‎ -s- +‎ Feind (“enemy”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔlksˌfaɪ̯nt/
• Hyphenation: Volks‧feind

Noun

Volksfeind m (genitive Volksfeindes or Volksfeinds, plural Volksfeinde, female Volksfeindin)

1. enemy of the people

Declension

Declension of Volksfeind

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Volksfeind	die	Volksfeinde
genitive	eines	des	Volksfeindes, Volksfeinds	der	Volksfeinde
dative	einem	dem	Volksfeind, Volksfeinde1	den	Volksfeinden
accusative	einen	den	Volksfeind	die	Volksfeinde

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Related terms

• Volksschädling

Further reading

• Volksfeind in Duden online