Brandenberger

German

Etymology

From Brandenberg +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbʁandn̩ˌbɛʁɡɐ]
• Hyphenation: Bran‧den‧ber‧ger

Noun

Brandenberger m (strong, genitive Brandenbergers, plural Brandenberger, feminine Brandenbergerin)

1. A native or resident of Brandenberg

Declension

Declension of Brandenberger [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Brandenberger	die	Brandenberger
genitive	eines	des	Brandenbergers	der	Brandenberger
dative	einem	dem	Brandenberger	den	Brandenbergern
accusative	einen	den	Brandenberger	die	Brandenberger

Hypernyms

• Tiroler

Adjective

Brandenberger (indeclinable, no predicative form)

1. (relational) of Brandenberg

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.

Related terms

• Brandenauer, Brandenburger, Brantentaler
• Frankenberger, Reichenberger, Rosenberger, Schöneberger

Proper noun

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

1. a surname (predominantly in Switzerland)

Declension

Declension of Brandenberger [masculine // feminine, surname]

	singular						plural
	masculine			feminine
	indef.	def.	noun	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	(ein)	(der)	Brandenberger	(eine)	(die)	Brandenberger	(die)	Brandenbergers, Brandenberger
genitive	(eines)	(des)	Brandenbergers, Brandenberger1	(einer)	(der)	Brandenberger	(der)	Brandenbergers, Brandenberger
dative	(einem)	(dem)	Brandenberger	(einer)	(der)	Brandenberger	(den)	Brandenbergers, Brandenberger
accusative	(einen)	(den)	Brandenberger	(eine)	(die)	Brandenberger	(die)	Brandenbergers, Brandenberger

¹With an article.

Related terms

• Brandenburger, Brandauer, Brandow
• Altenberger, Amberger, Frankenberger, Herberger,
• Lichtenberger, Reichenberger, Steinberger, Waldenberger