Erzgebirger

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈeːɐ̯t͡sɡəˌbɪʁɡɐ], [ˈɛʁt͡sɡəˌbɪʁɡɐ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Erz‧ge‧bir‧ger

Etymology 1

From Erzgebirge +‎ -er.

Noun

Erzgebirger m (strong, genitive Erzgebirgers, plural Erzgebirger, feminine Erzgebirgerin)

  1. a native or inhabitant of the Ore Mountains or Erzgebirge mountain range
    Synonym: Erzgebirgler
Declension
Declension of Erzgebirger [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Erzgebirger die Erzgebirger
genitive eines des Erzgebirgers der Erzgebirger
dative einem dem Erzgebirger den Erzgebirgern
accusative einen den Erzgebirger die Erzgebirger

Etymology 2

From Erzgebirge +‎ -er.

Adjective

Erzgebirger (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (relational) of the Ore Mountains or Erzgebirge mountain range
    Synonym: erzgebirgisch
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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