Bundeskanzlerin

German

Etymology

Bundeskanzler +‎ -in

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʊndəsˌkant͡sləʁɪn/

• Audio:

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Noun

Bundeskanzlerin f (genitive Bundeskanzlerin, plural Bundeskanzlerinnen, masculine Bundeskanzler)

1. federal chancellor (female head of the German or Austrian federal government)

Usage notes

• At the beginning of Angela Merkel's tenure in 2005, this form was still considered doubtful. Some preferred the masculine form and the address Frau Bundeskanzler. However, it soon established itself fully and also became official.

Declension

Declension of Bundeskanzlerin [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Bundeskanzlerin	die	Bundeskanzlerinnen
genitive	einer	der	Bundeskanzlerin	der	Bundeskanzlerinnen
dative	einer	der	Bundeskanzlerin	den	Bundeskanzlerinnen
accusative	eine	die	Bundeskanzlerin	die	Bundeskanzlerinnen

Related terms

• Kanzler, Kanzlerin
• Reichskanzler, Reichskanzlerin

See also

• Appendix:GfdS words of the year#2005

Further reading

• “Bundeskanzlerin” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Bundeskanzlerin” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Bundeskanzlerin” in Duden online
• “Bundeskanzlerin” in OpenThesaurus.de
• Bundeskanzlerin on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de