Frankensteiner

German

Etymology

From Frankenstein +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfʁaŋkn̩ˌʃtaɪ̯nɐ]
• Hyphenation: Fran‧ken‧stei‧ner

Noun

Frankensteiner m (strong, genitive Frankensteiners, plural Frankensteiner, feminine Frankensteinerin)

1. A native or resident of Frankenstein

Declension

Declension of Frankensteiner [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Frankensteiner	die	Frankensteiner
genitive	eines	des	Frankensteiners	der	Frankensteiner
dative	einem	dem	Frankensteiner	den	Frankensteinern
accusative	einen	den	Frankensteiner	die	Frankensteiner

Hypernyms

• Mitteleuropäer

Adjective

Frankensteiner (indeclinable, no predicative form)

1. (relational) of Frankenstein

Usage notes

• 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.

Related terms

• Frankenberger, Frankenhausener, Frankenheimer
• Arnsteiner, Bergsteiner, Reichensteiner