lumpenproletariat
See also: Lumpenproletariat
English
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from German Lumpenproletariat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lʊm.pən.pɹəʊ.lə.ˈtɛː.ɹi.ət/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Noun
lumpenproletariat (plural lumpenproletariats)
- (Marxism) The lowest stratum of the proletariat, whose mental and physical health, mores and morale have deteriorated, through exploitation by the bourgeoisie, to a degree where they cannot build class consciousness and hence cannot be mobilized for the revolution.
- 2021, Pedro Mairal, The Woman from Uruguay, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 29:
- I hadn't quite figured her out yet: rude snob or lumpenproletariat?
- A social underclass; the riffraff.
Synonyms
- (riffraff): hoi polloi, mob, rabble, riffraff
Related terms
Translations
in Marxism: the lowest stratum of the proletariat
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Further reading
lumpenproletariat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Lumpenproletariat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lum.pɛn.prɔ.lɛˈta.rjat/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -arjat
- Syllabification: lum‧pen‧pro‧le‧ta‧riat
Noun
lumpenproletariat m inan (related adjective lumpenproletariacki)
- (collective, Marxism) lumpenproletariat (the lowest stratum of the proletariat)
Declension
Declension of lumpenproletariat
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | lumpenproletariat |
| genitive | lumpenproletariatu |
| dative | lumpenproletariatowi |
| accusative | lumpenproletariat |
| instrumental | lumpenproletariatem |
| locative | lumpenproletariacie |
| vocative | lumpenproletariacie |
Related terms
nouns
- lumpenproletariusz
Further reading
- lumpenproletariat in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- lumpenproletariat in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- lumpenproletariat in PWN's encyclopedia
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Lumpenproletariat.
Declension
declension of lumpenproletariat (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) lumpenproletariat | lumpenproletariatul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) lumpenproletariat | lumpenproletariatului |
| vocative | lumpenproletariatule | |
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