Vorarlberger
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʔaʁlbɛʁɡɐ]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛʁɡɐ
- Hyphenation: Vor‧arl‧ber‧ger
Etymology 1
From Vorarlberg + -er.
Noun
Vorarlberger m (strong, genitive Vorarlbergers, plural Vorarlberger, feminine Vorarlbergerin)
- a native or inhabitant of Vorarlberg, a state of Austria.
Declension
Declension of Vorarlberger [masculine, strong]
Etymology 2
From Vorarlberg + -er.
Adjective
Vorarlberger (indeclinable, no predicative form)
- (relational) of Vorarlberg
- Synonym: vorarlbergisch
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
- “Vorarlberger (Einwohner)” in Duden online
- “Vorarlberger (Adjektiv)” in Duden online
- “Vorarlberger”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–
- “Vorarlberger” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon