Bundesheer

German

Etymology

From Bund +‎ -es- +‎ Heer.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbʊndəsˌheːɐ̯/
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Proper noun

Bundesheer n (proper noun, strong, genitive Bundesheeres or Bundesheers)

(Austria) the national army of Austria
Coordinate term: (Germany) Bundeswehr
(historical, 1815–1866) the army of the German Confederation (Deutscher Bund)
(Germany, informal) the army portion of the Bundeswehr

Declension

Declension of Bundesheer [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Bundesheer	die	Bundesheere
genitive	eines	des	Bundesheeres, Bundesheers	der	Bundesheere
dative	einem	dem	Bundesheer, Bundesheere¹	den	Bundesheeren
accusative	ein	das	Bundesheer	die	Bundesheere

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

“Bundesheer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Bundesheer” in Duden online

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