Rassenkunde

German

Etymology

From Rasse (“race”) +‎ -n- +‎ -kunde (“branch of knowledge”), 19th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁasənˌkʊndə/
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Noun

Rassenkunde f (genitive Rassenkunde, no plural)

  1. (dated) racial anthropology, raciology, scientific racism
    Entgegen einem verbreiteten Irrglauben war Rassenkunde im Dritten Reich kein eigenständiges Schulfach, sondern wurde im Rahmen des Biologie- und Geschichtsunterrichts vermittelt.
    Contrary to a widely held misconception, raciology was not an independent subject in Nazi German schools, but was taught as part of biology and history lessons.

Declension

Declension of Rassenkunde [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Rassenkunde
genitive einer der Rassenkunde
dative einer der Rassenkunde
accusative eine die Rassenkunde

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