Bundesrat

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From German Bundesrat (“federal council”).

Proper noun

Bundesrat

  1. The federal council of Germany.

Translations

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Anagrams

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

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

Noun

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
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.

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