Aachener
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaːxənɐ/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Aa‧che‧ner
Noun
Aachener m (strong, genitive Aacheners, plural Aachener, feminine Aachenerin)
- a native or inhabitant of Aachen
Declension
Declension of Aachener [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Aachener | die | Aachener |
genitive | eines | des | Aacheners | der | Aachener |
dative | einem | dem | Aachener | den | Aachenern |
accusative | einen | den | Aachener | die | Aachener |
Adjective
Aachener (indeclinable, no predicative form)
- (relational) of Aachen
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
- “Aachener” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Aachener” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Aachener” in Duden online
- “Aachener” in Duden online