Weißensteiner

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Weißenstein +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvaɪ̯sn̩ˌʃtaɪnɐ]
  • Hyphenation: Wei‧ßen‧stei‧ner

Noun

Weißensteiner m (strong, genitive Weißensteiners, plural Weißensteiner, feminine Weißensteinerin)

  1. a native or inhabitant of Weißenstein

Declension

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

Adjective

Weißensteiner (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (relational) Weißenstein

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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