Elmshorner

German

Etymology

From Elmshorn +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌɛlmsˈhɔʁnɐ]
• Hyphenation: Elms‧hor‧ner

Noun

Elmshorner m (strong, genitive Elmshorners, plural Elmshorner, feminine Elmshornerin)

1. A native or resident of Elmshorn

Declension

Declension of Elmshorner [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Elmshorner	die	Elmshorner
genitive	eines	des	Elmshorners	der	Elmshorner
dative	einem	dem	Elmshorner	den	Elmshornern
accusative	einen	den	Elmshorner	die	Elmshorner

Adjective

Elmshorner (indeclinable, no predicative form)

1. (relational) of Elmshorn

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

• Elmauer, Eimsbütteler, Hirschhorner