Hohensteiner

German

Etymology

From Hohenstein +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhoːənˌʃtaɪ̯nɐ]
• Hyphenation: Ho‧hen‧stei‧ner

Noun

Hohensteiner m (strong, genitive Hohensteiners, plural Hohensteiner, feminine Hohensteinerin)

1. a native or inhabitant of Hohenstein

Declension

Declension of Hohensteiner [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Hohensteiner	die	Hohensteiner
genitive	eines	des	Hohensteiners	der	Hohensteiner
dative	einem	dem	Hohensteiner	den	Hohensteinern
accusative	einen	den	Hohensteiner	die	Hohensteiner

Adjective

Hohensteiner (indeclinable, no predicative form)

1. (relational) Hohenstein

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

• Hohenberger
• Arnsteiner, Bergsteiner, Rabensteiner