Bauerschaft
German
Etymology
Bauer (“farmer”) + -schaft (“-ship”). A similar sense and construct in Dutch buurschap and buurtschap.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbaʊ̯ɐˌʃaft/
Noun
Bauerschaft f (genitive Bauerschaft, plural Bauerschaften)
- a number of outlying farms that together constitute a community but without a village centre
Usage notes
This form of land use and communal organisation is found chiefly in northern Germany.
Related terms
- Weiler
See also
- Bauernschaft (not to be confused)