Brügger

German

Etymology

From Brügge +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbʁʏɡɐ]
• Hyphenation: Brüg‧ger

Noun

Brügger m (strong, genitive Brüggers, plural Brügger, feminine Brüggerin)

1. A native or resident of Brügge

Declension

Declension of Brügger [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Brügger	die	Brügger
genitive	eines	des	Brüggers	der	Brügger
dative	einem	dem	Brügger	den	Brüggern
accusative	einen	den	Brügger	die	Brügger

Related terms

• Coppenbrügger, Seebrügger
• Brüggener

Adjective

Brügger (indeclinable, no predicative form)

1. (relational) of Brügge

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.

Proper noun

Brügger m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Brüggers or (with an article) Brügger, feminine genitive Brügger, plural Brüggers or Brügger)

1. a surname

Declension

Declension of Brügger [masculine // feminine, surname]

	singular						plural
	masculine			feminine
	indef.	def.	noun	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	(ein)	(der)	Brügger	(eine)	(die)	Brügger	(die)	Brüggers, Brügger
genitive	(eines)	(des)	Brüggers, Brügger1	(einer)	(der)	Brügger	(der)	Brüggers, Brügger
dative	(einem)	(dem)	Brügger	(einer)	(der)	Brügger	(den)	Brüggers, Brügger
accusative	(einen)	(den)	Brügger	(eine)	(die)	Brügger	(die)	Brüggers, Brügger

¹With an article.

Related terms

• Brugger
• Delbrügge, Ossenbrügge
• Aldenbrüggen, Velbrüggen