Herrenmensch

German

Etymology

From Herr (“lord, master”) +‎ -en- +‎ Mensch (“human being”).

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Noun

Herrenmensch m (weak, genitive Herrenmenschen, plural Herrenmenschen)

1. (Nazism) a racially and genetically superior person, a eugenically sound member of the “Aryan” master race (who accordingly has the right to rule, enslave, or kill his inferiors)

   Synonym: erbgesunder Arier

   Antonym: Untermensch

Declension

Declension of Herrenmensch [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Herrenmensch	die	Herrenmenschen
genitive	eines	des	Herrenmenschen	der	Herrenmenschen
dative	einem	dem	Herrenmenschen	den	Herrenmenschen
accusative	einen	den	Herrenmenschen	die	Herrenmenschen

Related terms

• Herrenrasse
• Herrenvolk