Bündner
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
Bündner m (strong, genitive Bündners, plural Bündner)
Declension edit
Declension of Bündner [masculine, strong]
Etymology 2 edit
Clipping of Graubünden (“Grisons”) + -er. Compare Alemannic German Püntner.
Adjective edit
Bündner (strong nominative masculine singular Bündnerer, not comparable)
- (Switzerland, relational) of the Grisons (mountainous region in 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.
Noun edit
Bündner m (strong, genitive Bündners, plural Bündner)
- (Switzerland) a person from or living in the Grisons
Declension edit
Declension of Bündner [masculine, strong]
Further reading edit
- “Bündner” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Bündner (Adjektiv)” in Duden online
- “Bündner (Einwohner Graubündens)” in Duden online