Ahnenpass

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ahn + -en- + Pass.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

Ahnenpass m (strong, genitive Ahnenpasses, plural Ahnenpässe)

  1. (historical, Nazism) Ahnenpass: certificate of ancestry; certificate of genealogy

Usage notes

The spelling Ahnenpass has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform).

Declension

Further reading

  • Ahnenpass” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.