Kevinismus
German edit
Etymology edit
From Kevin + -ismus, the former being the prototypical example of such a name.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
Kevinismus m (strong, genitive Kevinismus, plural Kevinismen)
- (usually uncountable, chiefly humorous) Kevinism, the social phenomenon that the working and uneducated classes tend to prefer foreign, especially English, given names, which has led to generally low prestige of these names in German-speaking Europe (in contrast to the usually high prestige of the English language)
- (countable) an instance of such naming
Declension edit
Declension of Kevinismus [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Kevinismus | die | Kevinismen |
genitive | eines | des | Kevinismus | der | Kevinismen |
dative | einem | dem | Kevinismus | den | Kevinismen |
accusative | einen | den | Kevinismus | die | Kevinismen |