Niederösterreicher

German

Etymology

From Niederösterreich +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈniːdɐˌʔøːstəʁaɪ̯çɐ] (Northern Standard German)
  • IPA(key): [ˈniːdɐˌʔøːstɐʁaɪ̯çɐ] (Austrian German and some German German)
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  • Hyphenation: Nie‧der‧ös‧ter‧rei‧cher

Noun

Niederösterreicher m (strong, genitive Niederösterreichers, plural Niederösterreicher, feminine Niederösterreicherin)

  1. a native or inhabitant of Lower Austria, a state of Austria.
    Antonym: Oberösterreicher

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Adjective

Niederösterreicher (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (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.