Antisemitismus

See also: antisemitismus

German

Etymology

anti- +‎ Semitismus, first appeared in the 1880 pamphlet Der Weg zum Siege des Germanenthums über das Judenthum ("The Way to Victory of the Germanic Spirit over the Jewish Spirit") by German political agitator Wilhelm Marr, but he possibly coined it earlier, c. 1879[1] to replace Judenhaß (literally “Jew-hatred”) to make hatred of the Jews seem rational and sanctioned by scientific knowledge;

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌantiˌzeːmiˈtɪsmʊs/, /-ˌzɛmi-/
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Noun

Antisemitismus m (strong, genitive Antisemitismus, plural Antisemitismen)

  1. anti-Semitism (hostility or prejudice against Jews)
    Synonyms: Judenfeindlichkeit; (hateful, emotional) Judenhass
    Antonyms: Judenfreundlichkeit; (affectionate, emotional) Judenliebe; Philosemitismus

Declension
Declension of Antisemitismus [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Antisemitismus die Antisemitismen
genitive eines des Antisemitismus der Antisemitismen
dative einem dem Antisemitismus den Antisemitismen
accusative einen den Antisemitismus die Antisemitismen

Coordinate terms

References
  1. “Antisemitismus”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–

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