Franzensfester

German

Etymology

From Franzensfeste +‎ -er

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfrantsn̩sˌfɛstɐ]
  • Hyphenation: Fran‧zens‧fes‧ter

Noun

Franzensfester m (strong, genitive Franzensfesters, plural Franzensfester, feminine Franzensfesterin)

  1. Native or inhabitant of Franzensfeste

Declension

Adjective

Franzensfester (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (relational) of Franzensfeste

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.