Weißensteiner
German
Alternative forms
- Weissensteiner (Switzerland, Liechtenstein)
Etymology
From Weißenstein + -er.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvaɪ̯sn̩ˌʃtaɪnɐ]
- Hyphenation: Wei‧ßen‧stei‧ner
Noun
Weißensteiner m (strong, genitive Weißensteiners, plural Weißensteiner, feminine Weißensteinerin)
- 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 |
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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