Bürgerwehr

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German

Etymology

From Bürger (“citizen”) +‎ Wehr (“army, guard”).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Bür‧ger‧wehr

Noun

Bürgerwehr f (genitive Bürgerwehr, plural Bürgerwehren)

  1. (military, historical) civic guard, civic guards, home guard, home guards, militia
  2. vigilante

Declension

Declension of Bürgerwehr
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Bürgerwehr die Bürgerwehren
genitive einer der Bürgerwehr der Bürgerwehren
dative einer der Bürgerwehr den Bürgerwehren
accusative eine die Bürgerwehr die Bürgerwehren

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