Masculine

Einwohner

Meaning

  1. (masculine, strong) inhabitant (anyone who lives or dwells in something, especially a country, region, settlement)
  2. (masculine, strong) an inhabitant without the full rights of a citizen; now used in the form Inwohner in historic terminology

Opposite of
Bürger
Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈaɪ̯nˌvoːnər/
Etymology

In summary

Alteration of older Inwohner, from Middle High German inwoner, innewoner. Equivalent to inne- / ein- + wohnen + -er. Compare the verb innewohnen and Dutch inwoner.

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