Bauerschaft
German edit
Etymology edit
From Bauer (“farmer”) + -schaft (“-ship”). A similar sense and construct Dutch buurschap and buurtschap.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Bauerschaft f (genitive Bauerschaft, plural Bauerschaften)
Usage notes edit
This form of land use and communal organisation is found chiefly in northern Germany.
Declension edit
Declension of Bauerschaft [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Bauerschaft | die | Bauerschaften |
genitive | einer | der | Bauerschaft | der | Bauerschaften |
dative | einer | der | Bauerschaft | den | Bauerschaften |
accusative | eine | die | Bauerschaft | die | Bauerschaften |
See also edit
- Bauernschaft (not to be confused)
- Weiler