dolkstootlegende

Dutch

Etymology

From dolkstoot +‎ legende, calque of German Dolchstoßlegende.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔlk.stoːt.ləˌɣɛn.də/, /ˈdɔlk.stoːt.leːˌɣɛn.də/
• Hyphenation: dolk‧stoot‧le‧gen‧de

Proper noun

dolkstootlegende f

1. (historical) the stab-in-the-back myth [from early 1920s]

Noun

dolkstootlegende f (plural dolkstootlegenden)

1. any similar political myth about internal betrayal