Reisekader

German

Etymology

From Reise (“travel”) +‎ Kader (“cadre”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁaɪ̯zəˌkaːdɐ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Rei‧se‧ka‧der

Noun

Reisekader m (strong, genitive Reisekaders, plural Reisekader)

  1. a “travel cadre”: an ideologically reliable officer or individual of the German Democratic Republic who was allowed to travel to Western countries

Usage notes

  • To varying degrees, citizens past retirement age were granted permission to travel to the West. They were humorously included in the term “Reisekader”.

Declension

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

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