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Bernsteiner

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German

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Etymology

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From Bernstein +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbɛɐ̯nˌʃtaɪ̯nɐ]
  • Hyphenation: Bern‧stei‧ner

Noun

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Bernsteiner m (strong, genitive Bernsteiners, plural Bernsteiner, feminine Bernsteinerin)

  1. A native or resident of Bernstein

Declension

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Adjective

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Bernsteiner (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (relational) of Bernstein

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.