Eifeler

German

Alternative forms

• Eifler (see usage notes below)

Etymology

From Eifel +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɪ̯fələʁ/, [ˈʔaɪ̯.fə.lɐ]

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Noun

Eifeler m (strong, genitive Eifelers, plural Eifeler, feminine Eifelerin)

1. a native or inhabitant of Eifel

Usage notes

• The syncopated variant (Eifler) is less common in the masculine, but at least equally common in the feminine (Eiflerin) for euphonic reasons.

Declension

Declension of Eifeler [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Eifeler	die	Eifeler
genitive	eines	des	Eifelers	der	Eifeler
dative	einem	dem	Eifeler	den	Eifelern
accusative	einen	den	Eifeler	die	Eifeler

Adjective

Eifeler (indeclinable, no predicative form)

1. (relational) of Eifel

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.