Noun
der Holocaust
Pronunciation: /ˈhoːloˌkaʊ̯st/
the Holocaust (the Nazi genocide of the European Jews)
C2
rank #3,847
plural Holocausts
Meanings
Noun
- the Holocaust (the Nazi genocide of the European Jews)
- a holocaust (mass destruction, wholesale killing)
Example sentence
Im Geschichtsunterricht haben wir lange über den Holocaust gesprochen.
In history class we talked about the Holocaust at length.
Word forms
singular
der Holocaust
plural
die Holocausts
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Holocaust
Accusativeden Holocaust
Dativedem Holocaust
Genitivedes Holocaustes
Plural
Nominativedie Holocausts
Accusativedie Holocausts
Dativeden Holocausts
Genitiveder Holocausts
Usage
- der Holocaust — the Nazi genocide of European Jews; a specific historical term
- der Opfer des Holocaust gedenken — commemorate the victims of the Holocaust; gedenken takes genitive
Die Ausstellung erinnert an die Opfer des Holocaust.
The exhibition commemorates the victims of the Holocaust.