Gelsenkirchener

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌɡɛlzn̩ˈkɪʁçənɐ]

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Noun

Gelsenkirchener m (strong, genitive Gelsenkircheners, plural Gelsenkirchener, feminine Gelsenkirchenerin)

1. a native or inhabitant of Gelsenkirchen

Declension

Declension of Gelsenkirchener [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Gelsenkirchener	die	Gelsenkirchener
genitive	eines	des	Gelsenkircheners	der	Gelsenkirchener
dative	einem	dem	Gelsenkirchener	den	Gelsenkirchenern
accusative	einen	den	Gelsenkirchener	die	Gelsenkirchener

Adjective

Gelsenkirchener (indeclinable, no predicative form)

1. (relational) of Gelsenkirchen

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.

Further reading

• “Gelsenkirchener” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Gelsenkirchener” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon