Vormärz

German

Etymology

From vor- (“pre-”) +‎ März (“March”), referring to the Märzrevolution in 1848.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfoːʁˌmɛʁts/, [ˈfoːʁˌmɛʁt͡s], [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌmɛɐ̯t͡s]
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  • Hyphenation: Vor‧märz

Proper noun

der Vormärz m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Vormärz or des Vormärzes)

  1. (historical) the period leading up to the 1848 March Revolution, variously held to begin in either 1815 (after the Congress of Vienna) or 1830 (after the July Revolution in France)

Declension

Declension of Vormärz [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
def. noun
nominative der Vormärz
genitive des Vormärz, Vormärzes
dative dem Vormärz, Vormärze1
accusative den Vormärz

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

  • vormärzlich

Further reading

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