Westberliner
German
editEtymology
editFrom Westberlin + -er.
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Noun
editWestberliner m (strong, genitive Westberliners, plural Westberliner, feminine Westberlinerin)
- a native or inhabitant of West Berlin
- Antonym: Ostberliner
Declension
editDeclension of Westberliner [masculine, strong]
Adjective
editWestberliner (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- “Westberliner” in Duden online
- “Westberliner” in Duden online