Brandenburger
English
Etymology
From Brandenburg + -er.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɹændənbɜːɡə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɹændɚnbɝɡɚ/
Noun
Brandenburger (plural Brandenburgers)
- A person from Brandenburg (state of Germany).
- A person from Brandenburg an der Havel (city of Germany).
Translations
A person from Brandenburg
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Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Brandenburger is the 39555th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 556 individuals. Brandenburger is most common among White (95.68%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brandenburger”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 216.
German
Pronunciation
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Noun
Brandenburger m (strong, genitive Brandenburgers, plural Brandenburger, feminine Brandenburgerin)
- Brandenburger (native or inhabitant of Brandenburg)
Declension
Declension of Brandenburger [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Brandenburger | die | Brandenburger |
genitive | eines | des | Brandenburgers | der | Brandenburger |
dative | einem | dem | Brandenburger | den | Brandenburgern |
accusative | einen | den | Brandenburger | die | Brandenburger |
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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