Eidgenossenschaft

== German == === Etymology === From Eidgenosse +‎ -n- +‎ -schaft. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯tɡəˌnɔsənʃaft/ === Proper noun === die Eidgenossenschaft f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Eidgenossenschaft) short for Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft: the Swiss Confederation === Noun === Eidgenossenschaft f (genitive Eidgenossenschaft, plural Eidgenossenschaften) (in other contexts rare, poetic, archaic) confederation, confederacy Synonyms: Bund, Bündnis, Konföderation ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Eidgenossenschaft” in Duden online “Eidgenossenschaft” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache