Hohensteiner

German

Etymology

From Hohenstein +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhoːənˌʃtaɪ̯nɐ]
  • Hyphenation: Ho‧hen‧stei‧ner

Noun

Hohensteiner m (strong, genitive Hohensteiners, plural Hohensteiner, feminine Hohensteinerin)

  1. a native or inhabitant of Hohenstein

Declension

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

Adjective

Hohensteiner (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (relational) Hohenstein

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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