Polyglot Dictionary

Volksabstimmung

/ˈfɔlksʔapˌʃtɪmʊŋ/

die noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Volksabstimmungen

Meaning

  1. referendum

    Built from Volk (people) + Abstimmung (vote).

    • Es gibt eine Volksabstimmung.

      There is a referendum.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Volk people
  • Abstimmung vote

Similar words

volksentscheid

Volksabstimmung is the more general legal term for any public vote; Volksentscheid is the specific German term for a binding referendum initiated by citizens.

Similar in other languages

French

référendum

référendum is the French word for the same thing — both mean "referendum."

Portuguese

referendo

referendo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "referendum."

Practice

1 What does Volksabstimmung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Es gibt eine ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Volksabstimmung?

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