Dresdner

English

Alternative forms

Dresdener

Noun

Dresdner (plural Dresdners)

  1. A native or inhabitant of the city of Dresden, capital of Saxony, Germany.

German

Alternative forms

  • Dresdener

Etymology

Dresden +‎ -er, with syncope of the middle e.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʁeːsdnɐ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Dresd‧ner

Noun

Dresdner m (strong, genitive Dresdners, plural Dresdner, feminine Dresdnerin)

  1. Dresdner (native or inhabitant of the city of Dresden, capital of Saxony, Germany) (usually male)

Declension

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

Further reading

Adjective

Dresdner (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. Dresdner (of, from or relating to the city of Dresden, capital of Saxony, 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.

Further reading

  • “Dresdner” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Dresdner” in Duden online
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