Gelsenkirchener

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˌɡɛlzn̩ˈkɪʁçənɐ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Gel‧sen‧kir‧che‧ner

Noun

Gelsenkirchener m (strong, genitive Gelsenkircheners, plural Gelsenkirchener, feminine Gelsenkirchenerin)

  1. a native or inhabitant of Gelsenkirchen

Declension

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

Adjective

Gelsenkirchener (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (relational) of Gelsenkirchen

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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