Bündner
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German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
Bündner m (strong, genitive Bündners, plural Bündner)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Bündner [masculine, strong]
Etymology 2[edit]
Clipping of Graubünden (“Grisons”) + -er. Compare Alemannic German Püntner.
Adjective[edit]
Bündner (strong nominative masculine singular Bündnerer, not comparable)
- (Switzerland, relational) of the Grisons (mountainous region in Switzerland)
Usage notes[edit]
- 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.
Noun[edit]
Bündner m (strong, genitive Bündners, plural Bündner)
- (Switzerland) a person from or living in the Grisons
Declension[edit]
Declension of Bündner [masculine, strong]
Further reading[edit]
- “Bündner” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Bündner (Adjektiv)” in Duden online
- “Bündner (Einwohner Graubündens)” in Duden online