Eidgenosse

German

Etymology

From Middle High German eitgenōz, eitgenōze. Equivalent to Eid (“oath”) +‎ Genosse (“companion”). Doublet of Hugenotte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɪ̯tɡəˌnɔsə/

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• Hyphenation: Eid‧ge‧nos‧se

Noun

Eidgenosse m (weak, genitive Eidgenossen, plural Eidgenossen, feminine Eidgenossin or Eidgenössin)

1. (archaic, except to emphasise the aspect of oath) confederate, ally, one who has a sworn alliance with another

   Synonyms: Bundesgenosse, Verbündeter

2. (now predominant, slightly informal) Swiss (citizen of Switzerland), especially in case of jus sanguinis citizenship

   Synonym: Schweizer

Declension

Declension of Eidgenosse [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Eidgenosse	die	Eidgenossen
genitive	eines	des	Eidgenossen	der	Eidgenossen
dative	einem	dem	Eidgenossen	den	Eidgenossen
accusative	einen	den	Eidgenossen	die	Eidgenossen

Derived terms

• Eidgenossenschaft
• eidgenössisch

Descendants

• → Middle French: eyguenotz
  • French: huguenot (probably)
    • → German: Hugenotte

Further reading

• “Eidgenosse” in Duden online
• “Eidgenosse” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache