Bundesdorf

German

Etymology

Bund (“federation”) +‎ Dorf (“village”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈbʊndəsˌdɔɐ̯f], [-ˌdɔʁf]

Noun

Bundesdorf n (genitive Bundesdorfs or Bundesdorfes, no plural)

  1. (dated, humorous, derogatory) the city of Bonn, former capital of (West) Germany, labelled the “federal village” due to its provincial character and, originally, quite small size

Usage notes
  • By 1960 the city had a population of under 140,000. It later grew to its current 300,000+, but never lost its provincial character, and hence the nickname, until being replaced as capital by Berlin in 1990/99.

Declension
Declension of Bundesdorf (uncountable)
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Bundesdorf
genitive eines des Bundesdorfes,
Bundesdorfs
dative einem dem Bundesdorf,
Bundesdorfe1
accusative einen den Bundesdorf
1Now uncommon, see notes
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.