Eidgenossenschaft

German

Etymology

From Eidgenosse +‎ -n- +‎ -schaft.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯tɡəˌnɔsənʃaft/
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Proper noun

die Eidgenossenschaft f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Eidgenossenschaft)

  1. short for Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft: the Swiss Confederation

Noun

Eidgenossenschaft f (genitive Eidgenossenschaft, plural Eidgenossenschaften)

  1. (in other contexts rare, poetic, archaic) confederation, confederacy
    Synonyms: Bund, Bündnis, Konföderation

Declension

Declension of Eidgenossenschaft [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Eidgenossenschaft die Eidgenossenschaften
genitive einer der Eidgenossenschaft der Eidgenossenschaften
dative einer der Eidgenossenschaft den Eidgenossenschaften
accusative eine die Eidgenossenschaft die Eidgenossenschaften

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