Hinterwäldler

German

Etymology

By surface analysis, hinter (“behind”) +‎ Wald (“woods”) +‎ -ler (agent suffix). Calque of English backwoodsman.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Hinterwäldler m (strong, genitive Hinterwäldlers, plural Hinterwäldler, feminine Hinterwäldlerin)

  1. backwoodsman, bumpkin, hick, hillbilly, redneck

Declension

Declension of Hinterwäldler [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Hinterwäldler die Hinterwäldler
genitive eines des Hinterwäldlers der Hinterwäldler
dative einem dem Hinterwäldler den Hinterwäldlern
accusative einen den Hinterwäldler die Hinterwäldler

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