Reichsrat

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Reich +‎ -s- +‎ Rat. Compare Bavarian Reichsrat, Danish rigsråd, Dutch rijksraad, Faroese ríkisráð, Icelandic ríkisráð, Norwegian Bokmål riksråd, Norwegian Nynorsk riksråd, Swedish riksråd, and West Frisian Ryksrie.

Proper noun

Reichsrat m (proper noun, strong, genitive Reichsrates or Reichsrats)

  1. (historical) the upper house of the parliaments of the Austrian Empire, the Kingdom of Bavaria, and Weimar Germany

Declension

Declension of Reichsrat [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Reichsrat
genitive eines des Reichsrates, Reichsrats
dative einem dem Reichsrat, Reichsrate1
accusative einen den Reichsrat

1Now rare, see notes.

Noun

Reichsrat m (strong, genitive Reichsrates or Reichsrats, plural Reichsräte)

  1. (historical) a member of a Reichsrat; such a ‘senator’ or ‘lord’ in a similar position

Declension

Declension of Reichsrat [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Reichsrat die Reichsräte
genitive eines des Reichsrates, Reichsrats der Reichsräte
dative einem dem Reichsrat, Reichsrate1 den Reichsräten
accusative einen den Reichsrat die Reichsräte

1Now rare, see notes.

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