Gulag
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian ГУЛА́Г (GULÁG): Гла́вное управле́ние исправи́тельно-трудовы́х лагере́й (Glávnoje upravlénije ispravítelʹno-trudovýx lageréj, “Chief Administration of Corrective-Labor Camps, Main Directorate for Places of Detention, Main Administration of Corrective Labor Camps, etc.”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡuːlak/
- Hyphenation: Gu‧lag
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Declension
Further reading
- “Gulag” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Gulag” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Gulag” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Gulag” in Duden online
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