Gulag

See also: gulag, gúlag, gułag, GULAG, and GUŁag

English

Noun

Gulag (plural Gulags)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of gulag.

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ГУЛА́Г (GULÁG): Гла́вное управле́ние исправи́тельно-трудовы́х лагере́й (Glávnoje upravlénije ispravítelʹno-trudovýx lageréj, “Chief Administration of Corrective-Labor Camps, Main Directorate for Places of Detention, Main Administration of Corrective Labor Camps, etc.”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡuːlak/
  • Hyphenation: Gu‧lag
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Noun

Gulag m (strong, genitive Gulags or Gulag, plural Gulags)

  1. gulag

Declension

Declension of Gulag [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Gulag die Gulags
genitive eines des Gulags, Gulag der Gulags
dative einem dem Gulag den Gulags
accusative einen den Gulag die Gulags

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