Mönchengladbacher
German
Alternative forms
- Mönchen-Gladbacher (dated)
Etymology
From Mönchengladbach + -er.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˌmœn.çn̩ˈɡlatbaxɐ]
- Hyphenation: Mön‧chen‧glad‧ba‧cher
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Noun
Mönchengladbacher m (strong, genitive Mönchengladbachers, plural Mönchengladbacher, feminine Mönchengladbacherin)
- A native or resident of Mönchengladbach
Declension
Declension of Mönchengladbacher [masculine, strong]
Hypernyms
Adjective
Mönchengladbacher (indeclinable, no predicative form)
- (relational) of Mönchengladbach
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.
Related terms
- Münchener, Münchhausener
- Bergisch Gladbacher, Gladbacher
- Achenbacher, Mosbacher, Reichenbacher, Rheinbacher, Steinbacher