Bundesland

German

Etymology

From Bund +‎ -es- +‎ Land, the former related to binden (“bind”). In a literal sense: 'one of several lands bound to another' or more simply 'allied country'.

Pronunciation
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Noun

Bundesland n (genitive Bundeslandes or Bundeslands, plural Bundesländer)

  1. federal state
  2. (legal context) One of the 16 federal states of Germany
  3. (legal context) One of the 9 federal states of Austria

Declension
Declension of Bundesland
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Bundesland die Bundesländer
genitive eines des Bundeslandes,
Bundeslands		 der Bundesländer
dative einem dem Bundesland,
Bundeslande1		 den Bundesländern
accusative ein das Bundesland die Bundesländer
1Now uncommon, see notes

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