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)

1. (Austria) the national army of Austria

   Coordinate term: (Germany) Bundeswehr

2. (historical, 1815–1866) the army of the German Confederation (Deutscher Bund)
3. (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