Niederösterreicher
German
Etymology
From Niederösterreich + -er.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈniːdɐˌʔøːstəʁaɪ̯çɐ] (Northern Standard German)
- IPA(key): [ˈniːdɐˌʔøːstɐʁaɪ̯çɐ] (Austrian German and some German German)
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Nie‧der‧ös‧ter‧rei‧cher
Noun
Niederösterreicher m (strong, genitive Niederösterreichers, plural Niederösterreicher, feminine Niederösterreicherin)
- a native or inhabitant of Lower Austria, a state of Austria.
- Antonym: Oberösterreicher
Declension
Declension of Niederösterreicher [masculine, strong]
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Derived terms
Adjective
Niederösterreicher (indeclinable, no predicative form)
- (relational) of Lower Austria
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.