Ureinwohner

German

Etymology

ur- +‎ Einwohner

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈuːɐ̯ˌaɪ̯nvoːnɐ/, [ˈʔuːɐ̯ˌʔaɪ̯nvoːnɐ]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ur‧ein‧woh‧ner

Noun

Ureinwohner m (genitive Ureinwohners, plural Ureinwohner)

  1. native inhabitant (often applied to indigenous people)
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 33/2010, page 81:
      Die polynesischen Ureinwohner der Osterinsel, die Rapa Nui, drohen damit, ihre Heimat von Chile abzuspalten.
      The Polynesian native inhabitants of the Easter Island, the Rapa Nui, threaten to split off their homeland from Chile.

Declension
Declension of Ureinwohner
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Ureinwohner die Ureinwohner
genitive eines des Ureinwohners der Ureinwohner
dative einem dem Ureinwohner den Ureinwohnern
accusative einen den Ureinwohner die Ureinwohner

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