Bergsteiner

German

Etymology

From Bergstein +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛʁkˌʃtaɪ̯nɐ]
• Hyphenation: Berg‧stei‧ner

Noun

Bergsteiner m (strong, genitive Bergsteiners, plural Bergsteiner, feminine Bergsteinerin)

1. a native or inhabitant of Bergstein

Declension

Declension of Bergsteiner [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Bergsteiner	die	Bergsteiner
genitive	eines	des	Bergsteiners	der	Bergsteiner
dative	einem	dem	Bergsteiner	den	Bergsteinern
accusative	einen	den	Bergsteiner	die	Bergsteiner

Related terms

• Berger, Bergener
• Arnsteiner, Bilsteiner

Adjective

Bergsteiner (indeclinable, no predicative form)

1. (relational) Bergstein

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.