Oelsnitzer

German

Etymology

From Oelsnitz +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈœlsnɪt͡sɐ]
  • Hyphenation: Oels‧nit‧zer

Noun

Oelsnitzer m (strong, genitive Oelsnitzers, plural Oelsnitzer, feminine Oelsnitzerin)

  1. a native or inhabitant of Oelsnitz

Declension

Adjective

Oelsnitzer (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (relational) of Oelsnitz

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.