Amsterdamer

English

Etymology

From Amsterdam +‎ -er.

Noun

Amsterdamer (plural Amsterdamers)

  1. Alternative spelling of Amsterdammer.

German

Etymology

From Amsterdam +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˌamstɐˈdamɐ], [ˈamstɐˌdamɐ]
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  • Hyphenation: Ams‧ter‧da‧mer
  • Rhymes: -amɐ

Noun

Amsterdamer m (strong, genitive Amsterdamers, plural Amsterdamer, feminine Amsterdamerin)

  1. a native or inhabitant of Amsterdam

Declension

Declension of Amsterdamer [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Amsterdamer die Amsterdamer
genitive eines des Amsterdamers der Amsterdamer
dative einem dem Amsterdamer den Amsterdamern
accusative einen den Amsterdamer die Amsterdamer

Adjective

Amsterdamer (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (relational) of Amsterdam

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

  • “Amsterdamer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Amsterdamer” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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