Altenberger

German

Etymology

From Altenberg +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaltn̩ˌbɛʁɡɐ]
• Rhymes: -ɛʁɡɐ
• Hyphenation: Al‧ten‧ber‧ger

Noun

Altenberger m (strong, genitive Altenbergers, plural Altenberger, feminine Altenbergerin)

1. a native or inhabitant of Altenberg (relating to several places)

Declension

Declension of Altenberger [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Altenberger	die	Altenberger
genitive	eines	des	Altenbergers	der	Altenberger
dative	einem	dem	Altenberger	den	Altenbergern
accusative	einen	den	Altenberger	die	Altenberger

Hypernyms

• Mitteleuropäer

Adjective

Altenberger (indeclinable, no predicative form)

1. (relational) of Altenberg

   Synonym: altenbergisch

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.

Proper noun

Altenberger m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Altenbergers or (with an article) Altenberger, feminine genitive Altenberger, plural Altenbergers or Altenberger)

1. a surname

Related terms

• Alt, Altenburger, Altenberg, Aldenberg, Altberg, Altbach, Altmann, Altheim
• Altner, Waltner, Wäldner, Weltner, Wallberg, Wallenberg, Wallenstein, Allenstein
• Berger, Amberger, Ebersberger, Grüneberger, Hamberger, Homberger, Mainberger
• Oberberger, Romberger, Rossberger, Sandberger, Silberberger, Unterberger, Waldenberger, Weißenberger