Schwarzenberger

German

Alternative forms

  • Schwartzenberger (archaic)

Etymology

From Schwarzenberg +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃvaʁt͡sn̩ˌbɛʁɡɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ɛʁɡɐ
  • Hyphenation: Schwar‧zen‧ber‧ger

Noun

Schwarzenberger m (strong, genitive Schwarzenbergers, plural Schwarzenberger, feminine Schwarzenbergerin)

  1. a native or inhabitant of Schwarzenberg

Declension

Adjective

Schwarzenberger (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (relational) Schwarzenberg

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

Schwarzenberger m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Schwarzenbergers or (with an article) Schwarzenberger, feminine genitive Schwarzenberger, plural Schwarzenbergers or Schwarzenberger)

  1. a surname