The term Eidgenosse (literally: comrade by oath) refers to the individual members of the Eidgenossenschaft. It is attested as early as 1315, in the Pact of Brunnen (as Eitgenoze), referring to the cantons of Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden.
Eidgenossenschaft is a German word specific to the political history of Switzerland.
It means "oath commonwealth" or "oath alliance" in reference to the "eternal pacts" formed between the Eight Cantons ... Wikipedia
(archaic, except to emphasise the aspect of oath) confederate, ally, one who has a sworn alliance with another synonyms △. Synonyms: Bundesgenosse, Verbündeter.
…the rise of the Swiss eidgenossen (“oath brothers”) as the most ferocious shock combatants in Europe. Because of the prestige won by Schwyz in the battle, the ...
DeclensionEidgenossin is a feminine noun and Eidgenosse is a masculine noun. Remember that, in German, both the spelling of the word and the article ...
This collection contains materials from and about the famous Bern trial on "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion" of 1933-1935, when Swiss Jewish groups sued the ...
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German edit. Pronunciation edit. Audio, Duration: 3 seconds.0:03, (file). Noun edit. Eidgenossen. plural of Eidgenosse.
German, English. Eidgenossenschaft [der Eidgenossenschaft; die Eidgenossenschaften] Substantiv [aɪ̯tˈɡənɔsənʃaft]. Swiss confederation