Hurrapatriotismus
German
Etymology
From hurra (“hurrah, hooray”) + Patriotismus (“patriotism”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hʊˈraːpatrioˌtɪsmʊs/, [hʊˈʁaː.pa.tʁi.oˌtɪs.mʊs], [hu-], [-tʁɪ-]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Hur‧ra‧pa‧tri‧o‧tis‧mus
Noun
Hurrapatriotismus m (strong, genitive Hurrapatriotismus, no plural)
- (derogatory) overconfident, naive and emotional patriotism, especially in time of war or crisis; flag-waving, jingoism
- Wir dürfen nicht in Hurrapatriotismus verfallen, sondern müssen die geopolitische Lage klug und nüchtern analysieren.
- We mustn’t lapse into flag-waving jingoism, but rather analyse the geopolitical situation wisely and objectively.
Declension
Declension of Hurrapatriotismus [sg-only, masculine, strong]
| singular | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Hurrapatriotismus |
| genitive | eines | des | Hurrapatriotismus |
| dative | einem | dem | Hurrapatriotismus |
| accusative | einen | den | Hurrapatriotismus |
Related terms
- Hurrapatriot
- hurrapatriotisch
Descendants
- → Polish: hurapatriotyzm
- → Russian: ура-патриотизм (ura-patriotizm)
Further reading
- “Hurrapatriotismus” in Duden online
- “Hurrapatriotismus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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