Aktivist
See also: aktivist
German
editEtymology
editFrom English activist. By surface analysis, Aktiv + -ist. The East German title is short for Aktivist der sozialistischen Arbeit (literally “activist of socialist work”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editAktivist m (weak, genitive Aktivisten, plural Aktivisten, feminine Aktivistin)
- activist (one who is politically active)
- 2012, Tove Lindén, “Interessenverbände und Zivilgesellschaften in den baltischen Staaten”, in Michèle Knodt, Sigita Urdze, editors, Die politischen Systeme der baltischen Staaten. Eine Einführung, page 252:
- Weibliche Aktivisten, Führungspersonen und Gründungsmitglieder haben tendenziell ein höheres Einfühlungsvermögen als männliche oder angestellte Aktivisten in niedrigeren Positionen bzw. solche Aktivisten, die auf niedrigeren Organisationsebenen Wahlämter innehaben (Lindén 2008, S. 229 ff.).
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (historical, East Germany) a title awarded to a worker who accomplished achievements that went above and beyond standards and specifications
Declension
editDeclension of Aktivist [masculine, weak]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Aktivist | die | Aktivisten |
genitive | eines | des | Aktivisten | der | Aktivisten |
dative | einem | dem | Aktivisten | den | Aktivisten |
accusative | einen | den | Aktivisten | die | Aktivisten |
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “Aktivist” in Duden online
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