Gerolsteiner

German

Etymology

From Gerolstein +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡeːʁɔlˌʃtaɪ̯nɐ]
  • Hyphenation: Ge‧rol‧stei‧ner

Noun

Gerolsteiner m (strong, genitive Gerolsteiners, plural Gerolsteiner, feminine Gerolsteinerin)

  1. Native or inhabitant of Gerolstein

Declension

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

Adjective

Gerolsteiner (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (relational) of Gerolstein

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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