German

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Etymology

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From Gevelsberg +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɡeːvl̩sˌbɛʁɡɐ]
  • Hyphenation: Ge‧vels‧ber‧ger

Noun

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Gevelsberger m (strong, genitive Gevelsbergers, plural Gevelsberger, feminine Gevelsbergerin)

  1. A native or resident of Gevelsberg

Declension

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Adjective

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Gevelsberger (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (relational) of Gevelsberg

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.