Mainzer

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Mainzer.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɪn.tsə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɪn.tsɚ/

Noun

Mainzer (plural Mainzers)

1. A native or inhabitant of Mainz.

Proper noun

Mainzer (plural Mainzers)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mainzer is the 76768^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 250 individuals. Mainzer is most common among White (97.2%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mainzer”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 493.
• Forebears

German

Etymology

From Mainz +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaɪ̯ntsər/, [ˈmaɪ̯n.t͡sɐ]

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• Hyphenation: Main‧zer

Noun

Mainzer m (strong, genitive Mainzers, plural Mainzer, feminine Mainzerin)

1. A native or inhabitant of Mainz

Usage notes

• The Rhine Franconian form is Meenzer. There is a local tradition to distinguish between the two pronunciations based on someone's being a native or merely an inhabitant. Humorously this may even be elaborated into a three-way system of alleged nativeness involving the vowels /aɪ̯/, /ɛɪ̯/ and /eː/.

Declension

Declension of Mainzer [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Mainzer	die	Mainzer
genitive	eines	des	Mainzers	der	Mainzer
dative	einem	dem	Mainzer	den	Mainzern
accusative	einen	den	Mainzer	die	Mainzer

Hypernyms

• Rheinland-Pfälzer
  • Deutscher

Descendants

• English: Mainzer

Proper noun

Mainzer m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Mainzers or (with an article) Mainzer, plural Mainzers or Mainzer)

1. a surname

Descendants

• English: Mainzer