noun#3,908 by frequency
der Regierungsbezirk
[ʁeˈɡiːʁʊŋsbəˌt͡sɪʁk]
an administrative subdivision of some federal states, currently existing in four of the five most populous states (North Rhine-Westphalia, Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, and Hesse; in Lower Saxony abolished in 2005)
- genitive
- des Regierungsbezirkes
- plural
- die Regierungsbezirke
- built from
- Regierungs + Bezirk
Meanings
- 1
an administrative subdivision of some federal states (Bundesländer), currently existing in four of the five most populous states (North Rhine-Westphalia, Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, and Hesse; in Lower Saxony abolished in 2005)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | derRegierungsbezirk | dieRegierungsbezirke |
| accusative | denRegierungsbezirk | dieRegierungsbezirke |
| dative | demRegierungsbezirk | denRegierungsbezirken |
| genitive | desRegierungsbezirkes | derRegierungsbezirke |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.