Kölner
German
Etymology
Köln (“Cologne”) + -er
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkœlnɐ/
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Noun
Kölner m (strong, genitive Kölners, plural Kölner, feminine Kölnerin)
- a man from the city of Cologne
Declension
Declension of Kölner [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Kölner | die | Kölner |
| genitive | eines | des | Kölners | der | Kölner |
| dative | einem | dem | Kölner | den | Kölnern |
| accusative | einen | den | Kölner | die | Kölner |
Adjective
Kölner (indeclinable, no predicative form)
- (relational) of Cologne
Usage notes
- Words like this are indeclinable adjectives in modern German, as noted by the Duden, DWDS and other modern references. They originated as genitive plurals of substantives, as noted by 18th century grammarian Johann Christoph Adelung and 19th century linguist Hermann Möller: e.g. Berliner Pfannkuchen = Pfannkuchen der Berliner = "pancake of the Berliners". See -er.
Further reading
- “Kölner” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache