Elmshorner

German

Etymology

From Elmshorn +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˌɛlmsˈhɔʁnɐ]
  • Hyphenation: Elms‧hor‧ner

Noun

Elmshorner m (strong, genitive Elmshorners, plural Elmshorner, feminine Elmshornerin)

  1. A native or resident of Elmshorn

Declension

Adjective

Elmshorner (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (relational) of Elmshorn

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.