Bündner
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbʏndnɐ]
- Hyphenation: Bünd‧ner
Etymology 1
Bund (“alliance”) + -er
Noun
Bündner m (strong, genitive Bündners, plural Bündner)
- alliance member
Declension
Declension of Bündner [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Bündner | die | Bündner |
| genitive | eines | des | Bündners | der | Bündner |
| dative | einem | dem | Bündner | den | Bündnern |
| accusative | einen | den | Bündner | die | Bündner |
Etymology 2
Clipping of Graubünden (“Grisons”) + -er. Compare Alemannic German Püntner.
Adjective
Bündner (strong nominative masculine singular Bündnerer, not comparable)
- (Switzerland, relational) of the Grisons (mountainous region in Switzerland)
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.
Noun
Bündner m (strong, genitive Bündners, plural Bündner)
- (Switzerland) a person from or living in the Grisons
Declension
Declension of Bündner [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Bündner | die | Bündner |
| genitive | eines | des | Bündners | der | Bündner |
| dative | einem | dem | Bündner | den | Bündnern |
| accusative | einen | den | Bündner | die | Bündner |
Further reading
- “Bündner” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Bündner (Adjektiv)” in Duden online
- “Bündner (Einwohner Graubündens)” in Duden online