Splitterpartei

German

Etymology

From Splitter (“splinter”) +‎ Partei (“party”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃplɪtɐpaʁˌtaɪ̯]
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  • Hyphenation: Split‧ter‧par‧tei

Noun

Splitterpartei f (genitive Splitterpartei, plural Splitterparteien) (politics)

  1. (strictly) a very small political party that originated by splitting off from a larger one
  2. (by extension) a microparty, any very small party, especially one that has no chance at all of reaching the electoral threshold (5% in Germany, 4% in Austria and Switzerland)
    Synonym: Kleinstpartei

Declension

Declension of Splitterpartei [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Splitterpartei die Splitterparteien
genitive einer der Splitterpartei der Splitterparteien
dative einer der Splitterpartei den Splitterparteien
accusative eine die Splitterpartei die Splitterparteien
  • Splittergruppe
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