Altenburger

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaltn̩ˌbʊʁɡɐ/
• Hyphenation: Al‧ten‧bur‧ger

Etymology 1

From Altenburg +‎ -er.

Noun

Altenburger m (strong, genitive Altenburgers, plural Altenburger, feminine Altenburgerin)

1. a native or inhabitant of Altenburg (male or of unspecified sex)
2. a surname transferred from the place name

Declension

Declension of Altenburger [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Altenburger	die	Altenburger
genitive	eines	des	Altenburgers	der	Altenburger
dative	einem	dem	Altenburger	den	Altenburgern
accusative	einen	den	Altenburger	die	Altenburger

Etymology 2

From Altenburg +‎ -er.

Adjective

Altenburger (indeclinable, no predicative form)

1. (relational) of Altenburg

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.

Derived terms

• Altenburger Land