Untertan
See also: untertan
German
editPronunciation
editNoun
editUntertan m (mixed or weak, genitive Untertans or Untertanen, plural Untertanen, feminine Untertanin)
- a citizen in a monarchy; a subject
- (figurative) a citizen in any kind of state who is naively uncritical of the government; or anybody who is habitually very obedient to their superiors
Declension
editDeclension of Untertan [masculine, mixed // weak]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Untertan | die | Untertanen |
| genitive | eines | des | Untertans, Untertanen | der | Untertanen |
| dative | einem | dem | Untertan, Untertanen | den | Untertanen |
| accusative | einen | den | Untertan, Untertanen | die | Untertanen |
Synonyms
edit- Staatsbürger, Staatsbürgerin
- Landsasse, Landsassin (historical)
Derived terms
edit- Untertanengebiet
- Untertanengeist
- Untertanengesellschaft
- Untertanenland
- Untertanenpflicht
- Untertanentreue