Algier

German

Etymology

From French Algier(s), obsolete spelling of Alger, ultimately from Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر (al-jazāʔir).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈalʒiːr/, [ˈʔal.(d)ʒiɐ̯], (southern also) [ˈʔal.(t)ʃiɐ̯]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Proper noun

Algier n (proper noun, genitive Algiers or (optionally with an article) Algier)

1. Algiers (the capital city of Algeria)

Derived terms

• Algierer

Related terms

• Algerien
• Algerier
• algerisch

Polish

Etymology

From French Algier(s), obsolete spelling of Alger, ultimately from Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر (al-jazāʔir).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈal.ɡjɛr/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -alɡjɛr
• Syllabification: Al‧gier

Proper noun

Algier m inan

1. Algiers (the capital city of Algeria)

Declension

Declension of Algier

	singular
nominative	Algier
genitive	Algieru
dative	Algierowi
accusative	Algier
instrumental	Algierem
locative	Algierze
vocative	Algierze

Further reading

• “Algier”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[1] (in Polish)