Brügger

German

Etymology

From Brügge +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbʁʏɡɐ]
  • Hyphenation: Brüg‧ger

Noun

Brügger m (strong, genitive Brüggers, plural Brügger, feminine Brüggerin)

  1. A native or resident of Brügge

Declension

Declension of Brügger [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Brügger die Brügger
genitive eines des Brüggers der Brügger
dative einem dem Brügger den Brüggern
accusative einen den Brügger die Brügger

Adjective

Brügger (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (relational) of Brügge

Usage notes

  • Words like this are considered indeclinable adjectives, as noted by Duden, DWDS and other modern German references, but are capitalized because they originated as genitive plurals of substantives. See -er for more.

Proper noun

Brügger m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Brüggers or (with an article) Brügger, feminine genitive Brügger, plural Brüggers or Brügger)

  1. a surname

Declension

Declension of Brügger [masculine // feminine, surname]
singular plural
masculine feminine
indef. def. noun indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative (ein) (der) Brügger (eine) (die) Brügger (die) Brüggers, Brügger
genitive (eines) (des) Brüggers, Brügger1 (einer) (der) Brügger (der) Brüggers, Brügger
dative (einem) (dem) Brügger (einer) (der) Brügger (den) Brüggers, Brügger
accusative (einen) (den) Brügger (eine) (die) Brügger (die) Brüggers, Brügger

1With an article.

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