Holokaust

See also: holokaust

German

Proper noun

Holokaust m (proper noun, strong, genitive Holokaust or Holokaustes or Holokausts)

1. rare spelling of Holocaust
   • [2000 August 19, Nikolaus Brender, quotee, “ZDF stellt sich der Geschichte”, in Berliner Zeitung:

     Für die Schreibweise "Holokaust" habe sich der Sender entschlossen, weil der Mord an den Juden ein von Deutschen verübtes Menschheitsverbrechen sei, sagte ZDF-Chefredakteur Nikolaus Brender bei der Präsentation des Films in Mainz.

     The TV station decided to use the spelling "Holokaust" because the murdering of Jews was a crime against humanity committed by Germans, said ZDF executive director Nikolaus Brender at the presentation of the film in Mainz.]

Declension

Declension of Holokaust [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Holokaust
genitive	eines	des	Holokaust, Holokaustes, Holokausts
dative	einem	dem	Holokaust, Holokauste1
accusative	einen	den	Holokaust

¹Now rare, see notes.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Holocaust.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xɔˈlɔ.kawst/
• Rhymes: -ɔkawst
• Syllabification: Ho‧lo‧kaust
• Homophones: Holocaust, holocaust, holokaust

Proper noun

Holokaust m inan

1. (historical) alternative spelling of Holocaust

   Synonyms: Shoah, Szoa, Szoah

Declension

Declension of Holokaust

	singular
nominative	Holokaust
genitive	Holokaustu
dative	Holokaustowi
accusative	Holokaust
instrumental	Holokaustem
locative	Holokauście
vocative	Holokauście

Related terms

noun

• holokaust

Further reading

• “Holokaust”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “Holokaust”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)