Hallenser
German edit
Etymology edit
Possibly from Latin hallensis + -er instead of -is.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Hallenser m (strong, genitive Hallensers, plural Hallenser, feminine Hallenserin)
- a native or inhabitant of Halle (Saale)
Declension edit
Declension of Hallenser [masculine, strong]
Adjective edit
Hallenser (indeclinable, no predicative form)
- (relational) Halle (Halle (Saale))
- Synonym: hallisch
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.