Altenburger

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaltn̩ˌbʊʁɡɐ/
  • Hyphenation: Al‧ten‧bur‧ger

Etymology 1

From Altenburg +‎ -er.

Noun

Altenburger m (strong, genitive Altenburgers, plural Altenburger, feminine Altenburgerin)

  1. a native or inhabitant of Altenburg (male or of unspecified sex)
  2. a surname transferred from the place name
Declension
Declension of Altenburger [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Altenburger die Altenburger
genitive eines des Altenburgers der Altenburger
dative einem dem Altenburger den Altenburgern
accusative einen den Altenburger die Altenburger

Etymology 2

From Altenburg +‎ -er.

Adjective

Altenburger (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (relational) of Altenburg
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.
Derived terms
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