German

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Etymology

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From Elberfeld +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɛlbɐˌfɛldɐ]
  • Hyphenation: El‧ber‧fel‧der

Noun

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Elberfelder m (strong, genitive Elberfelders, plural Elberfelder, feminine Elberfelderin)

  1. A native or resident of Elberfeld

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Adjective

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Elberfelder (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (relational) of Elberfeld

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.