Sankt Petersburger

German

Etymology

From Sankt Petersburg +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zaŋkt ˈpeːtɐsˌbʊʁɡɐ]
  • Hyphenation: Sankt Pe‧ters‧bur‧ger

Noun

Sankt Petersburger m (strong, genitive Sankt Petersburgers, plural Sankt Petersburger)

  1. a native or inhabitant of Saint Petersburg (Sankt Petersburg)

Declension

Declension of Sankt Petersburger [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Sankt Petersburger die Sankt Petersburger
genitive eines des Sankt Petersburgers der Sankt Petersburger
dative einem dem Sankt Petersburger den Sankt Petersburgern
accusative einen den Sankt Petersburger die Sankt Petersburger

Derived terms

Adjective

Sankt Petersburger (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (relational) of Saint Petersburg (Sankt Petersburg)

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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