Fünfer

German

Etymology

From fünf +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʏnvɐ/ (predominantly)
• IPA^(key): /ˈfʏnfɐ/ (some speakers in southern Germany and Austria)

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Fünfer m (strong, genitive Fünfers, plural Fünfer)

1. fiver, banknote with the value of five (e.g. five euro)
2. someone or something with the number five (a bus line, a football player, etc.)
3. (regional, chiefly Southern Germany and Austria) the school mark 5 (mangelhaft in Germany, nicht genügend in Austria)

   Synonym: (Austria) Fetzen

Declension

Declension of Fünfer [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Fünfer	die	Fünfer
genitive	eines	des	Fünfers	der	Fünfer
dative	einem	dem	Fünfer	den	Fünfern
accusative	einen	den	Fünfer	die	Fünfer

Synonyms

• (senses 2 and 3): Fünf f

Further reading

• “Fünfer” in Duden online