Deutschschweizer

German

Etymology

Deutschschweiz + -er

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdɔɪ̯t͡ʃˌʃvaɪ̯t͡sɐ]
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Noun

Deutschschweizer m (strong, genitive Deutschschweizers, plural Deutschschweizer)

  1. German-speaking Swiss person

Declension

Adjective

Deutschschweizer (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (relational) of German-speaking Switzerland

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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