Bundschuh

German

Etymology

Bund +‎ Schuh

Noun

Bundschuh m (strong, genitive Bundschuhes or Bundschuhs, plural Bundschuhe)

  1. historic type of leather shoe, worn by German peasants in the middle ages.
    Antonym: Schnallenschuh

Declension

Declension of Bundschuh [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Bundschuh die Bundschuhe
genitive eines des Bundschuhes, Bundschuhs der Bundschuhe
dative einem dem Bundschuh, Bundschuhe1 den Bundschuhen
accusative einen den Bundschuh die Bundschuhe

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

  • Bundschuh-Bewegung

Descendants

  • → Czech: punčocha
    • → Polish: pończocha

Further reading

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