Bausoldat

German

Alternative forms

• BS (initialism)

Etymology

From bauen (“build”) +‎ Soldat (“soldier”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbaʊ̯zɔlˌdaːt]

• Audio:

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Noun

Bausoldat m (weak, genitive Bausoldaten, plural Bausoldaten)

1. (German Democratic Republic, military) construction soldier (person who didn't bear arms but instead did construction work)

Declension

Declension of Bausoldat [masculine, weak]

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

Synonyms

• Spatensoldat, soldiers linguistically: Spati

Further reading

• “Bausoldat” in Duden online