Klassenbewusstsein
German
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editKlasse + -n- + Bewusstsein
Pronunciation
edit- Hyphenation: Klas‧sen‧be‧wusst‧sein
Audio: (file)
Noun
editKlassenbewusstsein n (strong, genitive Klassenbewusstseins, no plural)
- (Marxism) class consciousness [from 1865]
Usage notes
editThe spelling Klassenbewusstsein has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). In Switzerland and Liechtenstein, it had already been standard since ⟨ß⟩ was deprecated in the 1930s. In the affected areas, the previous spelling (Klassenbewußtsein) is now less common, and may be regarded as a misspelling.
Declension
editDeclension of Klassenbewusstsein [sg-only, neuter, strong]
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- → English: class consciousness (calque)
Further reading
edit- “Klassenbewusstsein” in Duden online
- “Klassenbewusstsein” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache