Zuger
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡suːɡɐ]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -uːɡɐ
- Hyphenation: Zu‧ger
Etymology 1
Noun
Zuger m (strong, genitive Zugers, plural Zuger, feminine Zugerin)
- a native or inhabitant of Zug
Declension
Declension of Zuger [masculine, strong]
Etymology 2
Adjective
Zuger (indeclinable, no predicative form)
- (relational) of Zug
- Synonym: zugerisch
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
- “Zuger (Einwohner)” in Duden online
- “Zuger (Adjektiv)” in Duden online
- “Zuger” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon