Tessiner

== German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [tɛˈsiːnɐ] Rhymes: -iːnɐ Hyphenation: Tes‧si‧ner === Etymology 1 === From Tessin +‎ -er. ==== Noun ==== Tessiner m (strong, genitive Tessiners, plural Tessiner, feminine Tessinerin) a native or inhabitant of Ticino, a canton of Switzerland. ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === From Tessin +‎ -er. ==== Adjective ==== Tessiner (indeclinable, no predicative form) (relational) of Ticino Synonym: tessinisch ===== 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. === Further reading === “Tessiner (Einwohner)” in Duden online “Tessiner (Adjektiv)” in Duden online “Tessiner” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon