German

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Etymology

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From Ems +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɛmzɐ]
  • Hyphenation: Em‧ser

Noun

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Emser m (strong, genitive Emsers, plural Emser, feminine Emserin)

  1. A native or resident of Ems

Declension

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Adjective

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Emser (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (relational) of Ems

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.

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