German edit

Etymology edit

Paderborn +‎ -er

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /padɐˈbɔʁnɐ/
  • Hyphenation: Pa‧der‧bor‧ner

Noun edit

Paderborner n (strong, genitive Paderborners, plural Paderborner)

  1. a kind of beer from Paderborn, Germany
  2. a kind of mixed rye bread (roggenbrot) shaped like a box

Declension edit

Noun edit

Paderborner m (strong, genitive Paderborners, plural Paderborner, feminine Paderbornerin)

  1. a (male) resident of the city of Paderborn

Declension edit

Adjective edit

Paderborner (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (relational) of, from, or pertaining to Paderborn
    Synonym: paderbornisch
    Sein Zug hält um halb eins am Paderborner Bahnhof.His train stops at half past twelve in Paderborn station.

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.