Königsberger

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkøːnɪçsˌbɛɐ̯ɡɐ/

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• Hyphenation: Kö‧nigs‧ber‧ger

Etymology 1

From Königsberg +‎ -er.

Noun

Königsberger m (strong, genitive Königsbergers, plural Königsberger, feminine Königsbergerin)

1. a native or inhabitant of Königsberg

Declension

Declension of Königsberger [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Königsberger	die	Königsberger
genitive	eines	des	Königsbergers	der	Königsberger
dative	einem	dem	Königsberger	den	Königsbergern
accusative	einen	den	Königsberger	die	Königsberger

Etymology 2

From Königsberg +‎ -er.

Adjective

Königsberger (indeclinable, no predicative form)

1. (relational) of Königsberg

   Synonym: königsbergisch

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

• Königsberger Klopse