Heidelberger

German

Etymology

Heidelberg +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhaɪ̯dl̩ˌbɛʁɡɐ]

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• Hyphenation: Hei‧del‧ber‧ger

Noun

Heidelberger m (strong, genitive Heidelbergers, plural Heidelberger, feminine Heidelbergerin)

1. A native or inhabitant of Heidelberg

Declension

Declension of Heidelberger [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Heidelberger	die	Heidelberger
genitive	eines	des	Heidelbergers	der	Heidelberger
dative	einem	dem	Heidelberger	den	Heidelbergern
accusative	einen	den	Heidelberger	die	Heidelberger

Hypernyms

• Deutscher, Baden-Württemberger

Adjective

Heidelberger (indeclinable, no predicative form)

1. (relational) of Heidelberg

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.