сверхчеловек

Russian

Etymology

Calque of German Übermensch; from сверх- (sverx-) +‎ челове́к (čelovék).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˌsvʲerxt͡ɕɪɫɐˈvʲek]

Noun

сверхчелове́к • (sverxčelovék) m anim (genitive сверхчелове́ка, nominative plural сверхчелове́ки or сверхлю́ди, genitive plural сверхчелове́ков or сверхлюде́й)

  1. (philosophy) superman, overman
  2. strong personality whose actions and desires do not obey normal restrictions
  3. (colloquial) great man
  4. (journalistic, Nazism) übermensch, Aryan (member of a proposed German master race)

Usage notes

  • The irregular plural forms are less common, and unrecognized by some dictionaries.

Declension

Declension of сверхчелове́к (anim masc-form velar-stem accent-a irreg) 
singular plural
nominative сверхчелове́к
sverxčelovék 		сверхчелове́ки, сверхлю́ди△
sverxčelovéki, sverxljúdi△
genitive сверхчелове́ка
sverxčelovéka 		сверхчелове́ков, сверхлюде́й△
sverxčelovékov, sverxljudéj△
dative сверхчелове́ку
sverxčelovéku 		сверхчелове́кам, сверхлю́дям△
sverxčelovékam, sverxljúdjam△
accusative сверхчелове́ка
sverxčelovéka 		сверхчелове́ков, сверхлюде́й△
sverxčelovékov, sverxljudéj△
instrumental сверхчелове́ком
sverxčelovékom 		сверхчелове́ками, сверхлюдьми́△
sverxčelovékami, sverxljudʹmí△
prepositional сверхчелове́ке
sverxčelovéke 		сверхчелове́ках, сверхлю́дях△
sverxčelovékax, sverxljúdjax△

△ Irregular.

Derived terms

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