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)
- a native or inhabitant of Schwarzenberg
Declension
Declension of Schwarzenberger [masculine, strong]
Adjective
Schwarzenberger (indeclinable, no predicative form)
- (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)
- a surname