Antwerpener

German

Etymology

Antwerpen +‎ -er

Pronunciation
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Noun

Antwerpener m (strong, genitive Antwerpeners, plural Antwerpener, feminine Antwerpenerin)

  1. a native or inhabitant of Antwerp

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

Adjective

Antwerpener (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (relational) of Antwerp

Usage notes
  • Words like this are indeclinable adjectives in modern German, as noted by the Duden, DWDS and other modern references. They originated as genitive plurals of substantives, as noted by 18th century grammarian Johann Christoph Adelung and 19th century linguist Hermann Möller: e.g. Berliner Pfannkuchen = Pfannkuchen der Berliner = "pancake of the Berliners". See -er.

References
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