Wittenberger

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Wittenberg +‎ -er.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈvɪtn̩ˌbɛʁɡɐ]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Wit‧ten‧ber‧ger

Noun[edit]

Wittenberger m (strong, genitive Wittenbergers, plural Wittenberger, feminine Wittenbergerin)

  1. a native or inhabitant of Wittenberg

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Adjective[edit]

Wittenberger (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (relational) of Wittenberg
    Synonym: wittenbergisch

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.