Menschenjagd

German

Etymology

From Mensch (“person, human being”) +‎ -en- +‎ Jagd (“hunt”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛnʃənˌjaːkt/, (northern also) /-ˌja(ː)xt/
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Noun

Menschenjagd f (genitive Menschenjagd, plural Menschenjagden)

  1. (derogatory) a hunt or search for defenceless people (in order to kill, rape, enslave etc.), manhunt (in this sense)
    Im ganzen Land waren Todesschwadronen auf Menschenjagd.
    Death squads were on manhunt throughout the country.

Usage notes

Declension

Declension of Menschenjagd [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Menschenjagd die Menschenjagden
genitive einer der Menschenjagd der Menschenjagden
dative einer der Menschenjagd den Menschenjagden
accusative eine die Menschenjagd die Menschenjagden

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