Graubündner

German

Etymology

From Graubünden + -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡʁaʊ̯ˈbʏndnɐ]
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  • Hyphenation: Grau‧bünd‧ner

Noun

Graubündner m (strong, genitive Graubündners, plural Graubündner, feminine Graubündnerin)

  1. a native or inhabitant of Graubünden/Grisons, a canton of Switzerland.
    Synonym: Bündner

Declension

Hypernyms

Adjective

Graubündner (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (relational) of Graubünden
    Synonyms: Bündner, bündnerisch, graubündnerisch

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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