Berliner
See also: berliner
English
Etymology
The first sense is either from German Berliner (“native or inhabitant of Berlin”) or formed in English from Berlin + -er. The second sense is from German Berliner (“doughnut”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /bɚˈlɪnɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bəˈlɪnə/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
Berliner (plural Berliners)
- A native or inhabitant of Berlin.
- A doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling.
- (journalism) A newspaper format with pages normally measuring about 315 by 470 millimetres (12.4 in × 18.5 inches), slightly taller and wider than a tabloid but narrower and shorter than a broadsheet.
- Synonym: midi
Synonyms
- (person): Berlinian, Berlinese
- (filled doughnut): bismarck, Burlington bun, jambuster, jelly doughnut
Translations
native or inhabitant of Berlin
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doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
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German
Alternative forms
- Berl. (abbreviation)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɛʁˈliːnɐ/
Audio: (file) Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Ber‧li‧ner
Etymology 1
Noun
Berliner m (strong, genitive Berliners, plural Berliner, feminine Berlinerin)
- Berliner (male or of unspecified sex) (a native or inhabitant of Berlin)
Declension
Declension of Berliner [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
- berlinerisch
- berlinern
- Ostberliner
- Wahlberliner
- Westberliner
Etymology 2
Adjective
Berliner (indeclinable, no predicative form)
- (relational) of Berlin
- Besucher finden die Berliner Museen sehr interessant.
- Visitors find Berlin’s museums very interesting.
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.
Alternative forms
- berliner (adjective, dated)
Derived terms
- Berliner Blau
- Ostberliner (e.g. die Ostberliner Bevölkerung)
- Westberliner
Etymology 3
Ellipsis of Berliner Pfannkuchen and/or Berliner Ballen.
Noun
Berliner m (strong, genitive Berliners, plural Berliner)
- Berliner (a pastry similar to a doughnut (donut), with a sweet filling)
- Synonyms: Berliner Ballen, Krapfen, Kräppel, Pfannkuchen, Berliner Pfannkuchen
Usage notes
- Berliner is overall the most common word, but there is much regional variation.[1]
Declension
Declension of Berliner [masculine, strong]
References
Further reading
- “Berliner” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Berliner (Adjektiv)” in Duden online
- “Berliner (Einwohner von Berlin)” in Duden online
- “Berliner (Pfannkuchen)” in Duden online
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Berliner.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɛrˈli.nɛr/
- Rhymes: -inɛr
- Syllabification: Ber‧li‧ner
Proper noun
Berliner m pers
- a male surname from German
Declension
Declension of Berliner
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Berliner | Berlinerowie |
| genitive | Berlinera | Berlinerów |
| dative | Berlinerowi | Berlinerom |
| accusative | Berlinera | Berlinerów |
| instrumental | Berlinerem | Berlinerami |
| locative | Berlinerze | Berlinerach |
| vocative | Berlinerze | Berlinerowie |
Proper noun
Berliner f (indeclinable)
- a female surname from German
Further reading
- “Berliner”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022