Nihilist

See also: nihilist

German

Etymology

From Latin nihil 'nothing'

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nihiˈlɪst/
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Noun

Nihilist m (weak, genitive Nihilisten, plural Nihilisten, feminine Nihilistin)

  1. nihilist (person)
    • 1888, Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, Der Antichrist, § 58:
      Nihilist und Christ: das reimt sich, das reimt sich nicht bloss.
      Nihilist and Christian: they rhyme, and do not merely rhyme…

Declension

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

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