Aargauer

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaːɐ̯ˌɡaʊ̯ɐ]

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• Rhymes: -aʊ̯ɐ
• Hyphenation: Aar‧gau‧er

Etymology 1

From Aargau +‎ -er.

Noun

Aargauer m (strong, genitive Aargauers, plural Aargauer, feminine Aargauerin)

1. a native or inhabitant of Aargau, a canton of Switzerland.

Declension

Declension of Aargauer [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Aargauer	die	Aargauer
genitive	eines	des	Aargauers	der	Aargauer
dative	einem	dem	Aargauer	den	Aargauern
accusative	einen	den	Aargauer	die	Aargauer

Etymology 2

From Aargau +‎ -er.

Adjective

Aargauer (indeclinable, no predicative form)

1. (relational) of Aargau

   Synonym: aargauisch

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

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