Ostberliner

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ostberlin +‎ -er.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

Ostberliner m (strong, genitive Ostberliners, plural Ostberliner, feminine Ostberlinerin)

  1. East Berliner
    Antonym: Westberliner

Declension[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

Ostberliner (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (relational) East Berlin

Usage notes[edit]

  • 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.

Further reading[edit]

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