Witzenhausener

German

Etymology

From Witzenhausen +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vɪt͡sn̩ˈhaʊ̯zn̩ɐ]
  • Hyphenation: Wit‧zen‧hau‧se‧ner

Noun

Witzenhausener m (strong, genitive Witzenhauseners, plural Witzenhausener, feminine Witzenhausenerin)

  1. A native or resident of Witzenhausen

Declension

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

Adjective

Witzenhausener (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (relational) of Witzenhausen

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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