Band

See also: band, bånd, and *band

German

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [bant]
Rhymes: -ant

Noun

Band n (genitive Bandes or Bands, plural Bänder or Bande, diminutive Bändchen n or Bändlein n)

tape, ribbon
(anatomy) A ligament
band or tie holding items together
belt (conveyor belt, fan belt, etc.)
band of the spectrum
(figuratively, pl. Bande) intimate bond to a person
(figuratively, pl. Bande) dependence, social bond
(poetic, pl. Bande) shackle

Usage notes

The normal plural is Bänder.
The plural Bande is used in the figurative sense of “bond” and in the poetic meaning “shackles” (for which usually Fessel is used). In early modern German, the two plurals were widely interchangeable.

Declension

Plural Bänder

Declension of Band

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Band	die	Bänder
genitive	eines	des	Bandes, Bands	der	Bänder
dative	einem	dem	Band, Bande¹	den	Bändern
accusative	ein	das	Band	die	Bänder

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Plural Bande

Declension of Band

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Band	die	Bande
genitive	eines	des	Bandes, Bands	der	Bande
dative	einem	dem	Band, Bande¹	den	Banden
accusative	ein	das	Band	die	Bande

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle High German bant.

Alternative forms

Bd. (abbreviation)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [bant]
Rhymes: -ant

Noun

Band m (genitive Bandes or Bands, plural Bände, diminutive Bändchen n)

A volume of a multi-volume set of books

Declension

Declension of Band

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Band	die	Bände
genitive	eines	des	Bandes, Bands	der	Bände
dative	einem	dem	Band, Bande¹	den	Bänden
accusative	einen	den	Band	die	Bände

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

Bildband
Dichtband

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English band.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɛnt/, /bɛːnt/
(file)

Noun

Band f (genitive Band, plural Bands)

A modern music band.

Declension

Declension of Band

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Band	die	Bands
genitive	einer	der	Band	der	Bands
dative	einer	der	Band	den	Bands
accusative	eine	die	Band	die	Bands

Synonyms

Musikgruppe

Luxembourgish

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɑnt/
Rhymes: -ɑnt

Noun

Band n (plural Bänner)

ribbon, band
tape, band (e.g. magnetic tape)
(anatomy) ligament
hoop (on a barrel)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bænt/
Rhymes: -ænt

Noun

Band f (plural Banten)

band (musical group)
band, gang (e.g. of thieves)
crowd, group

Synonyms

(musical band): Museksgrupp

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɑnt/
Rhymes: -ɑnt

Noun

Band m (plural Bänn)

volume (one of a set of books)

Pennsylvania German

Etymology 1

Compare German band, Dutch band, English band.

Noun

Band n (plural Benner)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English bond.

Noun

Band n (plural Benner)

bond
certificate of indebtedness

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