Schleswiger
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English
Etymology
From Schleswig + -er, or directly from the German Schleswiger.
Noun
Schleswiger (plural Schleswigers)
- A person from Schleswig.
- 1979 (reprint), Elise Amalie Tvede Wærenskjold, The Lady with the Pen, page 79:
- There I met another German, or rather a Schleswiger, by the name of Bondiz, who was also a merchant.
- 1979 (reprint), Elise Amalie Tvede Wærenskjold, The Lady with the Pen, page 79:
German
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
Schleswiger m (strong, genitive Schleswigers, plural Schleswiger, feminine Schleswigerin)
- a person from Schleswig (male or of unspecified gender)
- 1847, C. A. v Kamptz, Staatsrechtliche Bemerkungen über den K. Dänischen offenen Brief vom 8. Juli 1846, page 141:
- Allerdings hatten die Schleswiger schon bei Herzogs Adolphs Leben zu dessen Nachfolger den damaligen Grafen Christian gewünscht und ihm die eventuelle Huldigung geleistet, [...]
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Schleswiger | die | Schleswiger |
| genitive | eines | des | Schleswigers | der | Schleswiger |
| dative | einem | dem | Schleswiger | den | Schleswigern |
| accusative | einen | den | Schleswiger | die | Schleswiger |
Declension of Schleswiger [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
- Nordschleswiger
- Südschleswiger
Related terms
- schleswigisch
- Schleswigisch
- schleswigsch
- Schleswigsch
Further reading
- “Schleswiger” in Duden online
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