Einwohner
German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- Inwohner (archaic except in regional and historic senses)
Etymology
[edit]Alteration of older Inwohner, from Middle High German inwoner, innewoner. Equivalent to inne- / ein- + wohnen + -er. Compare the verb innewohnen and Dutch inwoner.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Einwohner m (strong, genitive Einwohners, plural Einwohner, feminine Einwohnerin)
- inhabitant (anyone who lives or dwells in something, especially a country, region, settlement)
- Synonym: (preferred with houses, institutions) Bewohner
- Diese Stadt hat 50.000 Einwohner.
- This town has 50,000 inhabitants.
- (generally obsolete, still biblical) an inhabitant without the full rights of a citizen; now used in the form Inwohner in historic terminology
- Antonym: Bürger
- Lutherbibel, 1. Mose 23:4
- Ich bin ein Fremder und Einwohner bei euch.
- I am a stranger and sojourner among you.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Einwohner [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
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