Walliser

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvalizəʁ/, ,
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  • Hyphenation: Wal‧li‧ser

Etymology 1

From Wallis +‎ -er.

Noun

Walliser m (strong, genitive Wallisers, plural Walliser, feminine Walliserin)

  1. Valaisian (native or inhabitant of Valais, a canton of Switzerland)
Declension

Etymology 2

From Wallis +‎ -er.

Adjective

Walliser (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (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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