Thurgauer

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German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈtuːɐ̯ˌɡaʊ̯ɐ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯ɐ
  • Hyphenation: Thur‧gau‧er

Etymology 1

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From Thurgau +‎ -er.

Noun

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Thurgauer m (strong, genitive Thurgauers, plural Thurgauer, feminine Thurgauerin)

  1. a native or inhabitant of Thurgau, a canton of Switzerland.
Declension
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Etymology 2

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From Thurgau +‎ -er.

Adjective

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Thurgauer (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (relational) of Thurgau
    Synonym: thurgauisch
Usage notes
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  • 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.

Further reading

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