die Burschenschaft
C1a fraternity
- English meaning
- a fraternity
- Gender
- die — feminine
- Plural
- die Burschenschaften
- CEFR level
- C1 — Advanced
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Burschenschaft in a sentence
Er war Mitglied einer studentischen Burschenschaft.
He was a member of a student fraternity.
Declension of die Burschenschaft
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | die Burschenschaft | die Burschenschaften |
| Accusative | die Burschenschaft | die Burschenschaften |
| Dative | der Burschenschaft | den Burschenschaften |
| Genitive | der Burschenschaft | der Burschenschaften |
Word family
die Burschenschaft is built from die Haft (detention / custody / imprisonment). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
Where Burschenschaft comes from
Das Wort ist seit dem 18. Jahrhundert belegt. :Ableitung von Bursche mit dem Fugenelement -n und dem Derivatem (Ableitungsmorphem) -schaft
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Questions about Burschenschaft
Is it der, die or das Burschenschaft?
It is die Burschenschaft — Burschenschaft is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Burschenschaften.
What is the plural of Burschenschaft?
The plural of die Burschenschaft is die Burschenschaften.
What is the genitive of Burschenschaft?
The genitive singular is der Burschenschaft. The dative plural is den Burschenschaften.
What does Burschenschaft mean in English?
die Burschenschaft means "a fraternity". For example: "Er war Mitglied einer studentischen Burschenschaft." — "He was a member of a student fraternity."
What level is Burschenschaft in German?
Burschenschaft is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the community & volunteering vocabulary.
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