Bauerschaft

== German == === Etymology === From Bauer (“farmer”) + -schaft (“-ship”). A similar sense and construct Dutch buurschap and buurtschap. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbaʊ̯ɐˌʃaft/ === Noun === Bauerschaft f (genitive Bauerschaft, plural Bauerschaften) a number of outlying farms that together constitute a community but without a village centre ==== Usage notes ==== This form of land use and communal organisation is found chiefly in northern Germany. ==== Declension ==== === See also === Bauernschaft (not to be confused) Weiler