Bundesrat

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English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

From German Bundesrat (“federal council”).

Proper noun[edit]

Bundesrat

  1. The federal council of Germany.

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German[edit]

German Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

From Bund (“federation”) +‎ -es- +‎ Rat (“council; councilor”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʊndəsˌʁaːt/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Bun‧des‧rat

Noun[edit]

Bundesrat m (strong, genitive Bundesrates or Bundesrats, plural Bundesräte)

  1. a federal council, especially: the federal council of the Federal Republic of Germany, of Austria, of Switzerland, or of the German Empire

Declension[edit]

Declension of Bundesrat [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Bundesrat die Bundesräte
genitive eines des Bundesrates, Bundesrats der Bundesräte
dative einem dem Bundesrat, Bundesrate1 den Bundesräten
accusative einen den Bundesrat die Bundesräte

1Now rare, see notes.

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Further reading[edit]

  • “Bundesrat” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Bundesrat” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Bundesrat” in Duden online
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