Reichsrat

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Reich +‎ -s- +‎ Rat. Cognate with the Riksråd of Scandinavian countries.

Proper noun

Reichsrat m (proper noun, strong, genitive Reichsrates or Reichsrats)

  1. (historical) the upper house of the parliaments of the Austrian Empire, the Kingdom of Bavaria, and Weimar Germany
  2. (historical) the members of these houses; such 'senators' or 'lords' in similar positions

Declension
Declension of Reichsrat [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Reichsrat
genitive eines des Reichsrates, Reichsrats
dative einem dem Reichsrat, Reichsrate1
accusative einen den Reichsrat

1Now uncommon, see notes.

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