Gemeinderat

German

Etymology

From Gemeinde +‎ Rat

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈmaɪ̯ndəˌʁaːt/
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  • Hyphenation: Ge‧mein‧de‧rat

Noun

Gemeinderat m (strong, genitive Gemeinderates or Gemeinderats, plural Gemeinderäte)

  1. (politics) a local authority in Germany, Austria, Switzerland or East Belgium
  2. (politics) a member of such a local authority
    Synonym: Gemeinderatsmitglied

Declension

Declension of Gemeinderat [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Gemeinderat die Gemeinderäte
genitive eines des Gemeinderates, Gemeinderats der Gemeinderäte
dative einem dem Gemeinderat, Gemeinderate1 den Gemeinderäten
accusative einen den Gemeinderat die Gemeinderäte

1Now rare, see notes.

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