Bernsteiner

German

Etymology

From Bernstein +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɛɐ̯nˌʃtaɪ̯nɐ]
  • Hyphenation: Bern‧stei‧ner

Noun

Bernsteiner m (strong, genitive Bernsteiners, plural Bernsteiner, feminine Bernsteinerin)

  1. A native or resident of Bernstein

Declension

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

Hypernyms

Adjective

Bernsteiner (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (relational) of Bernstein

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.
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