Sonderbund

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English

map of the political situation in Switzerland in 1847, including the Sonderbund in yellow

Etymology

From German Sonderbund (literally “special alliance”).

Proper noun

the Sonderbund

  1. (historical) The Swiss cantons of Lucerne, Fribourg, Valais, Uri, Schwyz, Unterwalden, and Zug, all predominantly Catholic and governed by conservative administrations, and the subject of the Sonderbund War of 1847.

German

Etymology

sonder- (“special”) +‎ Bund (“alliance”)

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Son‧der‧bund

Noun

Sonderbund m (strong, genitive Sonderbundes or Sonderbunds, plural Sonderbünde)

  1. (historical) Sonderbund (historical alliance of cantons in Switzerland)
  2. (historical) Ellipsis of Sonderbund westdeutscher Kunstfreunde und Künstler.
  3. (historical) Ellipsis of Sonderbund österreichischer Künstler.
  4. Ellipsis of Akademische Gesellschaft Sonderbund.

Declension

Declension of Sonderbund
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Sonderbund die Sonderbünde
genitive eines des Sonderbundes, Sonderbunds der Sonderbünde
dative einem dem Sonderbund, Sonderbunde1 den Sonderbünden
accusative einen den Sonderbund die Sonderbünde

1Now rare, see notes.

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