nounnot in the study set
der Volksgeist
/ˈfɔlksˌɡaɪ̯st/
Volksgeist
- genitive
- des Volksgeistes
- plural
- die Volksgeister
- built from
- Volks + Geist
Meanings
- 1
Volksgeist — "spirit" of an individual people, its "national spirit" or "national character"
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | derVolksgeist | dieVolksgeister |
| accusative | denVolksgeist | dieVolksgeister |
| dative | demVolksgeist | denVolksgeistern |
| genitive | desVolksgeistes | derVolksgeister |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.