Thurgauer

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtuːɐ̯ˌɡaʊ̯ɐ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯ɐ
  • Hyphenation: Thur‧gau‧er

Etymology 1

From Thurgau +‎ -er.

Noun

Thurgauer m (strong, genitive Thurgauers, plural Thurgauer, feminine Thurgauerin)

  1. a native or inhabitant of Thurgau, a canton of Switzerland.
Declension
Declension of Thurgauer [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Thurgauer die Thurgauer
genitive eines des Thurgauers der Thurgauer
dative einem dem Thurgauer den Thurgauern
accusative einen den Thurgauer die Thurgauer

Etymology 2

From Thurgau +‎ -er.

Adjective

Thurgauer (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (relational) of Thurgau
    Synonym: thurgauisch
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.

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