Wolfenbütteler

German

Etymology

From Wolfenbüttel +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˌvɔlfn̩ˈbʏtl̩ɐ]
  • Hyphenation: Wol‧fen‧büt‧te‧ler

Noun

Wolfenbütteler m (strong, genitive Wolfenbüttelers, plural Wolfenbütteler, feminine Wolfenbüttelerin)

  1. A native or resident of Wolfenbüttel

Declension

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

Adjective

Wolfenbütteler (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (relational) of Wolfenbüttel

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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