Umvolkung

German

Etymology

um +‎ Volk +‎ -ung

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʊmˌfɔl.kʊŋ/

Noun

Umvolkung f (genitive Umvolkung, no plural)

  1. (politics) a policy that aims at radically changing the demographic composition of a population, through immigration and influencing reproductive behaviour

Usage notes
  • The word is most often used to refer to the growth of allochthone communities in post-war Germany and western Europe, which is thereby labelled a deliberate strategy to weaken the autochthone populations. The word was originally restricted to the radical right, but is now seeing some usage among right-wing conservatives.

Declension
Declension of Umvolkung [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Umvolkung
genitive einer der Umvolkung
dative einer der Umvolkung
accusative eine die Umvolkung

Descendants
  • → Dutch: omvolking (calque)
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