Löwensteiner

German

Etymology

From Löwenstein +‎ -er.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈløːvn̩ˌʃtaɪnɐ]
  • Hyphenation: Lö‧wen‧stei‧ner

Noun

Löwensteiner m (strong, genitive Löwensteiners, plural Löwensteiner, feminine Löwensteinerin)

  1. a native or inhabitant of Löwenstein

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

Adjective

Löwensteiner (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (relational) Löwenstein

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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