Übermensch

== English == === Noun === Übermensch (plural Übermenschen) Alternative letter-case form of übermensch. == German == === Etymology === From über- +‎ Mensch, literally “overman”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈʔyːbɐmɛnʃ], [ˈyːbɐˌmɛnʃ] === Noun === Übermensch m (weak, genitive Übermenschen, plural Übermenschen) übermensch Antonym: Untermensch ==== Usage notes ==== In Thus Spoke Zarathustra (in German, Also sprach Zarathustra), the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche explains the steps through which man can become an Übermensch (homo superior; the equivalent English translation would be 'over-man' or 'super-man'). ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== übermenschlich === Further reading === “Übermensch” in Duden online