Palmyrener
German
Etymology
Palmyrene + -er
Noun
Palmyrener m (strong, genitive Palmyreners, plural Palmyrener, feminine Palmyrenerin)
- Palmyrene (native or inhabitant of Palmyra)
- Synonym: Palmyrer
Declension
Declension of Palmyrener [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Palmyrener | die | Palmyrener |
genitive | eines | des | Palmyreners | der | Palmyrener |
dative | einem | dem | Palmyrener | den | Palmyrenern |
accusative | einen | den | Palmyrener | die | Palmyrener |
Adjective
Palmyrener (indeclinable, no predicative form)
- (relational) of Palmyra; Palmyrene
- Synonyms: palmyrenisch, Palmyrer, palmyrisch
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.