Sturzenegger

German

Etymology

From Sturzenegg +‎ -er, literally “someone from Sturzenegg”, referring to a place in Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland, from Sturz +‎ Egg (“ridge”), cognate with Ecke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃtʊʁtsn̩ˌɛɡɐ]
• Hyphenation: Stur‧zen‧eg‧ger

Proper noun

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

1. a surname (from Switzerland)

Declension

Declension of Sturzenegger [masculine // feminine, surname]

	singular						plural
	masculine			feminine
	indef.	def.	noun	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	(ein)	(der)	Sturzenegger	(eine)	(die)	Sturzenegger	(die)	Sturzeneggers, Sturzenegger
genitive	(eines)	(des)	Sturzeneggers, Sturzenegger1	(einer)	(der)	Sturzenegger	(der)	Sturzeneggers, Sturzenegger
dative	(einem)	(dem)	Sturzenegger	(einer)	(der)	Sturzenegger	(den)	Sturzeneggers, Sturzenegger
accusative	(einen)	(den)	Sturzenegger	(eine)	(die)	Sturzenegger	(die)	Sturzeneggers, Sturzenegger

¹With an article.

Related terms

• Sturzenbächer, Sturzenbecher
• Stürzenberger, Sturzenhecker
• Rosegger, Leutenegger, Schwarzenegger