Luzerner

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [luˈt͡sɛʁnɐ]

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• Rhymes: -ɛʁnɐ
• Hyphenation: Lu‧zer‧ner

Etymology 1

From Luzern +‎ -er.

Noun

Luzerner m (strong, genitive Luzerners, plural Luzerner, feminine Luzernerin)

1. a native or inhabitant of Lucerne

Declension

Declension of Luzerner [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Luzerner	die	Luzerner
genitive	eines	des	Luzerners	der	Luzerner
dative	einem	dem	Luzerner	den	Luzernern
accusative	einen	den	Luzerner	die	Luzerner

Etymology 2

From Luzern +‎ -er.

Adjective

Luzerner (indeclinable, no predicative form)

1. (relational) of Lucerne

   Synonym: luzernisch

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

• “Luzerner (Einwohner)” in Duden online
• “Luzerner (Adjektiv)” in Duden online
• “Luzerner” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon