different between lumpenproletariat vs lumpen

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Lumpenproletariat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l?m.p?n.p???.l?.?t??.?i.?t/

Noun

lumpenproletariat (plural lumpenproletariats)

1. (Marxism) The lowest stratum of the proletariat, whose mental and physical health, mores and morale have deteriorated, through exploitation by the bourgeoisie, to a degree where they cannot build class consciousness and hence cannot be mobilized for the revolution.
2. A social underclass; the riffraff.

Synonyms

• (riffraff): hoi polloi, mob, rabble, riffraff

Related terms

• lumpenintelligentsia

Translations

Further reading

• lumpenproletariat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Polish

Etymology

From German Lumpenproletariat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lum.p?n.pr?.l??tar?.jat/

Noun

lumpenproletariat m inan

1. (Marxism) lumpenproletariat (the lowest stratum of the proletariat)

Declension

Derived terms

• (adjective) lumpenproletariacki

Related terms

• (noun) lumpenproletariusz

Further reading

• lumpenproletariat in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• lumpenproletariat in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

From German Lumpenproletariat

Noun

lumpenproletariat n (uncountable)

1. (Marxism) lumpenproletariat

Declension

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?mp?n/

Etymology 1

Shortened from German Lumpenproletariat, from Lump (“a contemptible person”) + Proletariat.

Adjective

lumpen

1. Of or relating to social outcasts.
2. Of or relating to the lumpenproletariat.
3. Plebeian.

Related terms

• lumpenism

Translations

Noun

lumpen (plural lumpens)

1. A member of the lumpenproletariat.

Etymology 2

From lump +? -en (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

lumpen (not comparable)

1. Lump-like.

Etymology 3

From lump +? -en (verbal suffix).

Verb

lumpen (third-person singular simple present lumpens, present participle lumpening, simple past and past participle lumpened)

1. (rare, transitive, intransitive) To make or become like lumps; make or become lumpy

Anagrams

• plenum

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?lumpen/

Verb

lumpen

1. past participle of limpan

Spanish

Noun

lumpen m (plural lúmpenes)

1. underclass, hoi polloi

Swedish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [?l??mp??n]

Noun

lumpen c

1. (informal) military service

   Synonym: militärtjänstgöring

See also

• värnplikt