Limburger
English
Etymology
From Dutch Limburger and German Limburger.[1] By surface analysis, Limburg + -er.
Noun
Limburger (countable and uncountable, plural Limburgers)
- (usually uncountable) Ellipsis of Limburger cheese.
- (countable) A native or inhabitant of Limburg.
References
- ^ “Limburger, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɪmˌbʏr.ɣər/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Lim‧bur‧ger
Noun
Limburger m (plural Limburgers, diminutive Limburgertje n)
Adjective
Limburger (not comparable)
Declension
Declension of Limburger | ||||
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uninflected | Limburger | |||
inflected | Limburger | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | Limburger | |||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | Limburger | ||
n. sing. | Limburger | |||
plural | Limburger | |||
definite | Limburger | |||
partitive | Limburgers |
German
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlɪmˌbʊʁɡɐ]
- Hyphenation: Lim‧bur‧ger
Noun
Limburger m (strong, genitive Limburgers, plural Limburger, feminine Limburgerin)
- A native or resident of Limburg
Declension
Declension of Limburger [masculine, strong]
Hypernyms
Adjective
Limburger (indeclinable, no predicative form)
- (relational) of Limburg
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.
Proper noun
Limburger m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Limburgers or (with an article) Limburger, feminine genitive Limburger, plural Limburgers or Limburger)
- a surname
Related terms
- Limburg, Limbach, Limbacher, Limberg, Limberger
- Burger, Augsburger, Altenburger, Freiburger, Hamburger
- Homburger, Rotenburger, Seeburger, Würzburger, Weisburger, Weißenburger