Bergheimer

German

Etymology

From Bergheim +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɛʁkˌhaɪ̯mɐ]
  • Hyphenation: Berg‧hei‧mer

Noun

Bergheimer m (strong, genitive Bergheimers, plural Bergheimer, feminine Bergheimerin)

  1. a native or inhabitant of Bergheim

Declension

Adjective

Bergheimer (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (relational) of Bergheim

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.