Rothenburger

German

Etymology

From Rothenburg +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʁoːtn̩ˌbʊʁɡɐ]
• Hyphenation: Ro‧then‧bur‧ger

Noun

Rothenburger m (strong, genitive Rothenburgers, plural Rothenburger, feminine Rothenburgerin)

1. A native or resident of Rothenburg

Declension

Declension of Rothenburger [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Rothenburger	die	Rothenburger
genitive	eines	des	Rothenburgers	der	Rothenburger
dative	einem	dem	Rothenburger	den	Rothenburgern
accusative	einen	den	Rothenburger	die	Rothenburger

Adjective

Rothenburger (indeclinable, no predicative form)

1. (relational) of Rothenburg

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.

Proper noun

Rothenburger m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Rothenburgers or (with an article) Rothenburger, feminine genitive Rothenburger, plural Rothenburgers or Rothenburger)

1. a surname

Related terms

• Rotenburger, Rottenburger, Rothenburg, Rothenbach, Rodenbach, Rothenberg, Rothenberger