Eifeler

German

Alternative forms

  • Eifler (see usage notes below)

Etymology

From Eifel +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯fələʁ/, [ˈʔaɪ̯.fə.lɐ]
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Noun

Eifeler m (strong, genitive Eifelers, plural Eifeler, feminine Eifelerin)

  1. a native or inhabitant of Eifel

Usage notes

  • The syncopated variant (Eifler) is less common in the masculine, but at least equally common in the feminine (Eiflerin) for euphonic reasons.

Declension

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

Adjective

Eifeler (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (relational) of Eifel

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.

See also

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