Rügener
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʁyːɡənɐ]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Rü‧ge‧ner
Etymology 1
Noun
Rügener m (strong, genitive Rügeners, plural Rügener, feminine Rügenerin)
Declension
Declension of Rügener [masculine, strong]
Etymology 2
Adjective
Rügener (indeclinable, no predicative form)
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.
Further reading
- “Rügener (Einwohner)” in Duden online
- “Rügener (Adjektiv)” in Duden online
- “Rügener” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon