Westberliner

German

Etymology

From Westberlin +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Westberliner m (strong, genitive Westberliners, plural Westberliner, feminine Westberlinerin)

  1. a native or inhabitant of West Berlin
    Antonym: Ostberliner

Declension

Declension of Westberliner [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Westberliner die Westberliner
genitive eines des Westberliners der Westberliner
dative einem dem Westberliner den Westberlinern
accusative einen den Westberliner die Westberliner

Adjective

Westberliner (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (relational) West Berlin

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.

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