Königsteiner

German

Etymology

From Königstein +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkøːnɪkˌʃtaɪ̯nɐ], [ˈkøːnɪçˌʃtaɪ̯nɐ]
• Hyphenation: Kö‧nig‧stei‧ner

Noun

Königsteiner m (strong, genitive Königsteiners, plural Königsteiner, feminine Königsteinerin)

1. a native or inhabitant of Königstein

Declension

Declension of Königsteiner [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Königsteiner	die	Königsteiner
genitive	eines	des	Königsteiners	der	Königsteiner
dative	einem	dem	Königsteiner	den	Königsteinern
accusative	einen	den	Königsteiner	die	Königsteiner

Related terms

• Königsberger
• Arnsteiner, Bergsteiner, Reichensteiner

Adjective

Königsteiner (indeclinable, no predicative form)

1. (relational) Königstein

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.