Bundeswehr

== German == === Etymology === From Bund (“confederation”) +‎ -es- +‎ Wehr (“defense”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbʊndəsˌveːɐ̯/ Hyphenation: Bun‧des‧wehr === Proper noun === Bundeswehr f (proper noun, genitive Bundeswehr) The national army of the Federal Republic of Germany. Synonym: (informal) Bund m Coordinate term: (Austria) Bundesheer ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Polish: Bundeswehra ==== See also ==== Reichswehr Wehrmacht Bundesheer === Further reading === “Bundeswehr” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Bundeswehr” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Bundeswehr” in Duden online Bundeswehr on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de