Solothurner

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzoːlotʊʁnɐ]

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• Rhymes: -ʊʁnɐ
• Hyphenation: So‧lo‧thur‧ner

Etymology 1

From Solothurn +‎ -er.

Noun

Solothurner m (strong, genitive Solothurners, plural Solothurner, feminine Solothurnerin)

1. a native or inhabitant of Solothurn

Declension

Declension of Solothurner [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Solothurner	die	Solothurner
genitive	eines	des	Solothurners	der	Solothurner
dative	einem	dem	Solothurner	den	Solothurnern
accusative	einen	den	Solothurner	die	Solothurner

Etymology 2

From Solothurn +‎ -er.

Adjective

Solothurner (indeclinable, no predicative form)

1. (relational) of Solothurn

   Synonym: solothurnisch

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

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