Walliser

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvalizəʁ/, [ˈva.li.zɐ], [-lɪ-]
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  • Hyphenation: Wal‧li‧ser

Etymology 1

From Wallis +‎ -er.

Noun

Walliser m (strong, genitive Wallisers, plural Walliser, feminine Walliserin)

  1. Valaisian (native or inhabitant of Valais, a canton of Switzerland)
Declension
Declension of Walliser [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Walliser die Walliser
genitive eines des Wallisers der Walliser
dative einem dem Walliser den Wallisern
accusative einen den Walliser die Walliser

Etymology 2

From Wallis +‎ -er.

Adjective

Walliser (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (relational) Valaisian, of Valais
    Synonym: wallisisch
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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