Ostberliner
German
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editPronunciation
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Noun
editOstberliner m (strong, genitive Ostberliners, plural Ostberliner, feminine Ostberlinerin)
- East Berliner
- Antonym: Westberliner
Declension
editDeclension of Ostberliner [masculine, strong]
Adjective
editOstberliner (indeclinable, no predicative form)
Usage notes
edit- 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.
Further reading
edit- “Ostberliner” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Ostberliner” in Duden online
- “Ostberliner” in Duden online