Subbotnik
derNounsubbotnik (voluntary unpaid labor)
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein Subbotnik ist ein freiwilliger Arbeitseinsatz, der ursprünglich in der Sowjetunion an Samstagen (russisch: Subbota) stattfand, um die Gemeinschaft zu unterstützen.
- English meaning
- A Subbotnik is a voluntary work effort that originally took place in the Soviet Union on Saturdays (Russian: Subbota) to support the community.
- Synonym
- Gemeinschaftsarbeit
- German example
- Die Studenten organisierten einen Subbotnik, um den Park von Müll zu befreien.
- English example
- The students organized a Subbotnik to clean the park of trash.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Subbotnik
- Plural Form
- die Subbotniks
Example sentences with “Subbotnik”
In der DDR gab es oft einen Subbotnik. (In the GDR, there was often a subbotnik.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the origin of 'Subbotnik'?
It is a loanword from Russian (subbota = Saturday). In German, it is masculine (der Subbotnik).