Bundesland

German

Etymology

From Bund +‎ -es- +‎ Land, the former related to binden (“bind”). In a literal sense: 'one of several lands bound to another' or more simply 'allied country'.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Bundesland n (strong, genitive Bundeslandes or Bundeslands, plural Bundesländer)

  1. federal state (non-sovereign state)
  2. (legal context) One of the 16 federal states of Germany
  3. (legal context) One of the 9 federal states of Austria

Declension

Declension of Bundesland [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Bundesland die Bundesländer
genitive eines des Bundeslandes, Bundeslands der Bundesländer
dative einem dem Bundesland, Bundeslande1 den Bundesländern
accusative ein das Bundesland die Bundesländer

1Now rare, see notes.

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