Noun
der Bund
Pronunciation: /bʊnt/
alliance, federation, league
A2
rank #1,300
plural Bünde
Meanings
Noun
- alliance, federation, league
- covenant
- fret (of a guitar)
- waistband
- bunch
- the federal government of a federated nation (specifically of Germany, Austria or Switzerland; especially in contrast to the governments of the constituting...
Example sentence
Mehrere Gemeinden haben einen gemeinsamen Bund geschlossen.
Several municipalities have formed a joint alliance.
Word forms
Noun
singular
der Bund
plural
die Bünde
Noun
singular
der Bund
plural
die Bunde
Noun
singular
der Bund
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Bund
Accusativeden Bund
Dativedem Bund
Genitivedes Bundes
Plural
Nominativedie Bünde
Accusativedie Bünde
Dativeden Bünden
Genitiveder Bünde
Usage
- einen Bund schließen — A common expression for forming an alliance.
- der Bund / die Bünde — The alliance sense has the plural Bünde.
Die beiden Städte haben einen Bund für den Klimaschutz geschlossen.
The two cities have formed an alliance for climate protection.