Erzgebirger

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈeːɐ̯t͡sɡəˌbɪʁɡɐ], [ˈɛʁt͡sɡəˌbɪʁɡɐ]

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• Hyphenation: Erz‧ge‧bir‧ger

Etymology 1

From Erzgebirge +‎ -er.

Noun

Erzgebirger m (strong, genitive Erzgebirgers, plural Erzgebirger, feminine Erzgebirgerin)

1. a native or inhabitant of the Ore Mountains or Erzgebirge mountain range

   Synonym: Erzgebirgler

Declension

Declension of Erzgebirger [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Erzgebirger	die	Erzgebirger
genitive	eines	des	Erzgebirgers	der	Erzgebirger
dative	einem	dem	Erzgebirger	den	Erzgebirgern
accusative	einen	den	Erzgebirger	die	Erzgebirger

Etymology 2

From Erzgebirge +‎ -er.

Adjective

Erzgebirger (indeclinable, no predicative form)

1. (relational) of the Ore Mountains or Erzgebirge mountain range

   Synonym: erzgebirgisch

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.