Kolchos

See also: kolchos

German

Alternative forms

• Kolchose f (see usage notes)

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian колхо́з (kolxóz), contraction of коллекти́вное хозя́йство (kollektívnoje xozjájstvo, “collective farm, household”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔlçɔs/, /kɔlˈçoːs/

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• Hyphenation: Kol‧chos

Noun

Kolchos m or (rare) n (strong, genitive Kolchos or Kolchoses, plural Kolchose)

1. kolkhoz

Usage notes

• The genitive singular is des Kolchos with stress on the first o and des Kolchoses with stress on the second. The plural is always stressed on the second o.
• Outside of learned contexts the feminine form die Kolchose, a backformation from the plural, is by far predominant.

Declension

Declension of Kolchos [masculine // neuter (rare), strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der, das	Kolchos	die	Kolchose
genitive	eines	des	Kolchos, Kolchoses	der	Kolchose
dative	einem	dem	Kolchos, Kolchose1	den	Kolchosen
accusative	einen, ein	den, das	Kolchos	die	Kolchose

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Kolchosbauer
• Kolchosbäuerin
• Kolchosfeld
• Kolchosmitglied
• Kolchosvorsitzender
• Kolchoswirtschaft

See also

• LPG

Further reading

• “Kolchos” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Kolchos” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Kolchos” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Kolchos” in Duden online