Etschtaler

German

Etymology

From Etschtal +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛtʃtaːlɐ]
• Hyphenation: Etsch‧ta‧ler

Noun

Etschtaler m (strong, genitive Etschtalers, plural Etschtaler, feminine Etschtalerin)

1. A native or resident of the Etschtal valley.

Declension

Declension of Etschtaler [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Etschtaler	die	Etschtaler
genitive	eines	des	Etschtalers	der	Etschtaler
dative	einem	dem	Etschtaler	den	Etschtalern
accusative	einen	den	Etschtaler	die	Etschtaler

Adjective

Etschtaler (indeclinable, no predicative form)

1. (relational) of Etschtal

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.

Related terms

• Brantentaler, Emmentaler, Haslitaler, Inntaler, Ötztaler, Simmentaler