Brandenburger
English
Etymology
From Brandenburg + -er.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɹændənbɜːɡə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɹændɚnbɝɡɚ/
Noun
Brandenburger (plural Brandenburgers)
- A native or inhabitant of the state of Brandenburg, Germany.
- A native or inhabitant of city of Brandenburg an der Havel, Brandenburg, Germany.
Translations
A person from Brandenburg
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Proper noun
Brandenburger (plural Brandenburgers)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Brandenburger is the 39555th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 556 individuals. Brandenburger is most common among White (95.68%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brandenburger”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 216.
German
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
Brandenburger m (strong, genitive Brandenburgers, plural Brandenburger, feminine Brandenburgerin)
- Brandenburger (native or inhabitant of the state of Brandenburg, Germany) (usually male)
Declension
Declension of Brandenburger [masculine, strong]
Adjective
Brandenburger (indeclinable, no predicative form)
- Brandenburger (of, from or relating to the state of Brandenburg, Germany)
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.
Proper noun
Brandenburger m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Brandenburgers or (with an article) Brandenburger, feminine genitive Brandenburger, plural Brandenburgers or Brandenburger)
- a surname
Declension
Declension of Brandenburger [masculine // feminine, surname]
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | |||||||
| indef. | def. | noun | indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | (ein) | (der) | Brandenburger | (eine) | (die) | Brandenburger | (die) | Brandenburgers, Brandenburger |
| genitive | (eines) | (des) | Brandenburgers, Brandenburger1 | (einer) | (der) | Brandenburger | (der) | Brandenburgers, Brandenburger |
| dative | (einem) | (dem) | Brandenburger | (einer) | (der) | Brandenburger | (den) | Brandenburgers, Brandenburger |
| accusative | (einen) | (den) | Brandenburger | (eine) | (die) | Brandenburger | (die) | Brandenburgers, Brandenburger |
1With an article.