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Amsterdamer

English edit

Etymology edit

From Amsterdam +‎ -er.

Noun edit

Amsterdamer (plural Amsterdamers)

  1. Alternative spelling of Amsterdammer.

German edit

Etymology edit

From Amsterdam +‎ -er.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˌamstɐˈdamɐ], [ˈamstɐˌdamɐ]
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  • Hyphenation: Ams‧ter‧da‧mer

Noun edit

Amsterdamer m (strong, genitive Amsterdamers, plural Amsterdamer, feminine Amsterdamerin)

  1. a native or inhabitant of Amsterdam

Declension edit

Declension of Amsterdamer [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Amsterdamer die Amsterdamer
genitive eines des Amsterdamers der Amsterdamer
dative einem dem Amsterdamer den Amsterdamern
accusative einen den Amsterdamer die Amsterdamer

Adjective edit

Amsterdamer (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (relational) of Amsterdam

Usage notes edit

  • 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.

References edit


Further reading edit

  • “Amsterdamer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Amsterdamer” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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