Graubünden
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Graubünden.
Proper noun
Graubünden
- A canton of Switzerland (the German name)
- Synonyms: canton of Graubünden, (the French name) Grisons, canton of Grisons
Translations
canton — see Grisons
German
Kanton Graubünden
Alternative forms
- GR (canton; ISO 3166-2:CH)
Etymology
grau (“grey”) + Bund (“league”), related to the French name Grisons. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡʁaʊ̯ˈbʏndən/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Grau‧bün‧den
Proper noun
Graubünden n (proper noun, genitive Graubündens or (optionally with an article) Graubünden)
- Grisons (a canton of Switzerland)
- Synonym: Kanton Graubünden
Derived terms
- Graubündner
- graubündnerisch
See also
- (cantons of Switzerland) Schweizer Kantone; Aargau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Freiburg, Genf, Glarus, Graubünden, Jura, Luzern, Neuenburg, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, St. Gallen, Tessin, Thurgau, Uri, Waadt, Wallis, Zug, Zürich (Category: de:Cantons of Switzerland)
Further reading
- “Graubünden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Graubünden” in Duden online
- “Graubünden” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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