Eidgenosse

German

Etymology

From Middle High German eitgenōz, eitgenōze. Equivalent to Eid (“oath”) +‎ Genosse (“companion”). Doublet of Hugenotte.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯tɡəˌnɔsə/ (Germany)
    • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯tɡeˌnɔsɛ/, [aɛ̯t-], [-ɡ̥e-] (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland)
  • Hyphenation: Eid‧ge‧nos‧se

Noun

Eidgenosse m (weak, genitive Eidgenossen, plural Eidgenossen, feminine Eidgenossin or Eidgenössin)

  1. (archaic, except to emphasise the aspect of oath) confederate, ally, one who has a sworn alliance with another
    Synonyms: Bundesgenosse, Verbündeter
  2. (now predominant, slightly informal) Swiss (citizen of Switzerland), especially in case of jus sanguinis citizenship
    Synonym: Schweizer

Declension

Declension of Eidgenosse [masculine, weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Eidgenosse die Eidgenossen
genitive eines des Eidgenossen der Eidgenossen
dative einem dem Eidgenossen den Eidgenossen
accusative einen den Eidgenossen die Eidgenossen

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Middle French: eyguenotz

Further reading

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