Deutschschweizer

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Deutschschweiz +‎ -er

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈdɔɪ̯t͡ʃˌʃvaɪ̯t͡sɐ]
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

Deutschschweizer m (strong, genitive Deutschschweizers, plural Deutschschweizer)

  1. German-speaking Swiss person

Declension[edit]

Adjective[edit]

Deutschschweizer (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (relational) of German-speaking 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.