Kölner

German

Etymology

Köln (“Cologne”) +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkœlnɐ/

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Noun

Kölner m (genitive Kölners, plural Kölner, feminine Kölnerin)

1. a man from the city of Cologne

Adjective

Kölner (invariable)

1. from, of, or pertaining to Cologne

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.