German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌdamasˈtseːnɐ/
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Noun

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Damaszener m (strong, genitive Damaszeners, plural Damaszener, feminine Damaszenerin)

  1. Damascene (native or inhabitant of Damascus)

Declension

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Adjective

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Damaszener (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (relational) of Damascus; Damascene

Usage notes

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  • 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.