German

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Etymology

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From Hersfeld +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈhɛʁsfɛldɐ]
  • Hyphenation: Hers‧fel‧der

Noun

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Hersfelder m (strong, genitive Hersfelders, plural Hersfelder, feminine Hersfelderin)

  1. A native or resident of Hersfeld

Declension

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Adjective

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Hersfelder (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (relational) of Hersfeld

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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