Braunschweiger

Braunschweiger

See also: braunschweiger

English

Alternative forms

• braunschweiger

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɹaʊnʃwaɪɡɚ/

Adjective

Braunschweiger

1. Pertaining to the city of Braunschweig in Germany.

Noun

Braunschweiger (plural Braunschweigers)

1. A native or inhabitant of the city of Braunschweig in Germany.
2. (often uncapitalized) A kind of sausage, or a sausage of this kind; a liverwurst.

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbʀaʊ̯nˌʃvaɪ̯ɡɐ]

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Noun

Braunschweiger m (strong, genitive Braunschweigers, plural Braunschweiger, feminine Braunschweigerin)

1. a native or inhabitant of Braunschweig

Declension

Declension of Braunschweiger [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Braunschweiger	die	Braunschweiger
genitive	eines	des	Braunschweigers	der	Braunschweiger
dative	einem	dem	Braunschweiger	den	Braunschweigern
accusative	einen	den	Braunschweiger	die	Braunschweiger

Adjective

Braunschweiger (indeclinable, no predicative form)

1. (relational) of Braunschweig

Usage notes

• Words like this are indeclinable adjectives in modern German, as noted by the Duden, DWDS and other modern references. They originated as genitive plurals of substantives, as noted by 18th century grammarian Johann Christoph Adelung and 19th century linguist Hermann Möller: e.g. Berliner Pfannkuchen = Pfannkuchen der Berliner = "pancake of the Berliners". See -er.

Further reading

• “Braunschweiger” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache