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German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvalizəʁ/, ,
- Hyphenation: Wal‧li‧ser
Etymology 1
From Wallis + -er.
Noun
Walliser m (strong, genitive Wallisers, plural Walliser, feminine Walliserin)
- Valaisian (native or inhabitant of Valais, a canton of Switzerland)
Declension
Etymology 2
From Wallis + -er.
Adjective
Walliser (indeclinable, no predicative form)
- (relational) Valaisian, of Valais
- Synonym: wallisisch
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.
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