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Eidgenosse
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German
Etymology
From de gmh eitgenōz, gmh eitgenōze. Equivalent to de Eid oath Genosse companion. Possibly a de Hugenotte 1.
Pronunciation
de /ˈaɪ̯tɡəˌnɔsə/ Germany
de De-Eidgenosse.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de /ˈaɪ̯tɡeˌnɔsɛ/ [aɛ̯t-] [-ɡ̥e-] Austria,South German,Switzerland
de Eid ge nos se
Noun
m.weak in ^in
de archaic except to emphasise the aspect of oath confederate, ally, one who has a sworn alliance with another
de Bundesgenosse Verbündeter
de now predominant slightly _ informal Swiss citizen of Switzerland, especially in case of jus sanguinis citizenship
de Schweizer
Declension
m.weak
Derived terms
de Eidgenossenschaft
de eidgenössisch
Descendants
frm eyguenotz 1
fr huguenot probably
de Hugenotte 1
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