Altenberger

German

Etymology

From Altenberg +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈaltn̩ˌbɛʁɡɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ɛʁɡɐ
  • Hyphenation: Al‧ten‧ber‧ger

Noun

Altenberger m (strong, genitive Altenbergers, plural Altenberger, feminine Altenbergerin)

  1. a native or inhabitant of Altenberg (relating to several places)

Declension

Hypernyms

Adjective

Altenberger (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (relational) of Altenberg
    Synonym: altenbergisch

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.

Proper noun

Altenberger m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Altenbergers or (with an article) Altenberger, feminine genitive Altenberger, plural Altenbergers or Altenberger)

  1. a surname