Kantönligeist
German, noun/kanˈtøːnlɪˌɡaɪ̯ʃt/
Kantönligeist is spelled K-A-N-T-Ö-N-L-I-G-E-I-S-T (13 letters) and appears about once in every 87 million words in written German, the 586,900th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kantönligeist is a German masculine noun meaning “a mindset or ideological trend wherein the sovereignty and interests of a particular canton are seen as supreme over federal interests” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does Kantönligeist mean in English?
noun
- 1
Switzerlandderogatorymasculinea mindset or ideological trend wherein the sovereignty and interests of a particular canton are seen as supreme over federal interests
- 2
Switzerlandderogatorymasculinea person who acts in accordance with this mindset
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of Kantönligeist
- Kantönligeistes genitive
- Kantönligeists genitive
- Kantönligeister plural
- Kantönligeiste dative singular
- Kantönligeistern dative definite plural
- Kantönli-Geist alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kantönligeist?
- /kanˈtøːnlɪˌɡaɪ̯ʃt/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kantönligeist
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kantönligeist in German?
Kantönligeist appears about once in every 87 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).