Vorarlberger

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʔaʁlbɛʁɡɐ]

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• Rhymes: -ɛʁɡɐ
• Hyphenation: Vor‧arl‧ber‧ger

Etymology 1

From Vorarlberg +‎ -er.

Noun

Vorarlberger m (strong, genitive Vorarlbergers, plural Vorarlberger, feminine Vorarlbergerin)

1. a native or inhabitant of Vorarlberg, a state of Austria.

Declension

Declension of Vorarlberger [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Vorarlberger	die	Vorarlberger
genitive	eines	des	Vorarlbergers	der	Vorarlberger
dative	einem	dem	Vorarlberger	den	Vorarlbergern
accusative	einen	den	Vorarlberger	die	Vorarlberger

Etymology 2

From Vorarlberg +‎ -er.

Adjective

Vorarlberger (indeclinable, no predicative form)

1. (relational) of Vorarlberg

   Synonym: vorarlbergisch

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.

Further reading

• “Vorarlberger (Einwohner)” in Duden online
• “Vorarlberger (Adjektiv)” in Duden online
• “Vorarlberger”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–
• “Vorarlberger” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon