Demonstration

See also: demonstration and démonstration

German

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dēmōnstrātio, since the mid 16th century. The military sense developed perhaps under the influence of Italian dimostrazione in the mid 18th century. The rally sense developed under the influence of English demonstration in the mid 19th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [demɔnstʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]

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• Hyphenation: De‧mons‧tra‧ti‧on

Noun

Demonstration f (genitive Demonstration, plural Demonstrationen)

1. demonstration (act of demonstrating) [mid 16th c.]

   Synonym: Darlegung

2. demonstration (show of military force) [mid 18th c.]

   Synonym: Militärdemonstration

3. (politics) demonstration (rally, protest, march) [mid 19th c.]

   Synonyms: (short form) Demo; Kundgebung

Declension

Declension of Demonstration [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Demonstration	die	Demonstrationen
genitive	einer	der	Demonstration	der	Demonstrationen
dative	einer	der	Demonstration	den	Demonstrationen
accusative	eine	die	Demonstration	die	Demonstrationen

Derived terms

• Großdemonstration
• Massendemonstration
• Militärdemonstration

Further reading

• “Demonstration” in Duden online
• “Demonstration” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache