Kantönligeist
See also: Kantönli-Geist
Alemannic German
editNoun
editKantönligeist m (plural Kantönligeister)
- Alternative spelling of Kantönligeischt
German
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editEtymology
editBorrowed from Alemannic German Kantönligeischt.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editKantönligeist m (strong, genitive Kantönligeistes or Kantönligeists, plural Kantönligeister)
- (Switzerland, derogatory, chiefly in the singular) a mindset or ideological trend wherein the sovereignty and interests of a particular canton are seen as supreme over federal interests
- 1871, Daheim: ein deutsches Familienblatt und Illustrationen[1], →LCCN, →OCLC, page 702:
- In ihrer individuellen Mannigfaltigkeit werden die Kantone der Schweiz uns geographisch charakterisirt, und es ist uns, als ob aus diesen verschiedenen Physiognomieen schon die Grundelemente der verschiedenen „Kantönligeister“ emportauchten.
- The cantons of Switzerland are geographically characterized to us in their individual diversity, and it seems to us, as if already the basic elements of the various "cantonal mindsets" emerged from these different physiognomies.
- (Switzerland, derogatory, less common) a person who acts in accordance with this mindset
- 2019 August 23, Max Winiger, Ihr sollt vorsorgen! Kapiert?[2]:
- Ansonsten schaffen es verknöcherte, ewig-gestrige Kantönligeister und Leerparolen-verbreitende Egopolitiker noch, das ganze Land zu ruinieren.
- Otherwise, ossified, reactionary people with a cantonal mindset and self-centered politicans spreading empty slogans will eventually manage to ruin the whole country.
Declension
editDeclension of Kantönligeist [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Kantönligeist | die | Kantönligeister |
genitive | eines | des | Kantönligeistes, Kantönligeists | der | Kantönligeister |
dative | einem | dem | Kantönligeist, Kantönligeiste1 | den | Kantönligeistern |
accusative | einen | den | Kantönligeist | die | Kantönligeister |
1Now rare, see notes.
Hypernyms
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editFurther reading
edit- Kantönligeist on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Kantönligeist” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Kantönligeist” in Duden online
- “Kantönligeist” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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