German

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Etymology

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From Pforzheim +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈp͡fɔʁt͡shaɪ̯mɐ]
  • Hyphenation: Pforz‧hei‧mer

Noun

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Pforzheimer m (strong, genitive Pforzheimers, plural Pforzheimer, feminine Pforzheimerin)

  1. Native or inhabitant of Pforzheim

Declension

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Adjective

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Pforzheimer (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (relational) of Pforzheim

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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